Government and politics in Antwerpen, Belgium: official figures
N-VA topped the Flemish Parliament vote in Antwerp on 9 June 2024 with 25.4% of valid list votes, ahead of PVDA (22.9%) and Vlaams Belang (15.8%).
Who won the 2024 federal election in Antwerp?
In the federal Chamber election held the same day, N-VA led in Antwerp with 27.9%, followed by PVDA with 22.3%.
Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copyMore figures
- 273,074 valid list votes were cast in Antwerp for the Flemish Parliament in 2024; behind the three leading lists came Vooruit 12.3%, Groen 11.2%, Open Vld 5.4%, cd&v 5.0%. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- The radical-left PTB-PVDA took 22.9% of the 2024 Flemish Parliament vote in Antwerp, the highest share of the 8 largest cities, while the Greens (Groen) took 11.2%. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- The far right (Vlaams Belang) won 15.8% of the 2024 Flemish Parliament vote in Antwerp. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- By party family, the 2024 Flemish Parliament vote in Antwerp split 5.4% liberal (Open Vld), 12.3% socialist (Vooruit) and 5.0% centrist (cd&v), with 25.4% for the Flemish nationalist N-VA. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 35% of residents of Antwerpen agreed that there is corruption in their local public administration. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 54% of people in Antwerpen were satisfied with how long the local administration takes to deal with a request (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 72% of people in Antwerpen found the local administration's procedures straightforward and easy to understand (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 63% of people in Antwerpen thought the fees charged by the local administration were reasonable (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 56% of residents of Antwerpen said the local administration's information and services were easy to access online. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 92% of residents of Antwerpen were satisfied to live in the city. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Antwerpen compares with other cities in Belgium
Vote share of the leading list, 2024 regional election (2024)
Antwerpen ranks 4 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | City | Vote share of the leading list, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleroi | 35.6% |
| 2 | Namur | 32.1% |
| 3 | Liège | 26.4% |
| 4 | Antwerpen | 25.4% |
| 5 | Louvain | 22.2% |
| 6 | Bruxelles | 21.3% |
| 7 | Gent | 20.4% |
PTB-PVDA vote share, 2024 regional election (2024)
Antwerpen ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | City | PTB-PVDA vote share, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antwerpen | 22.9% |
| 2 | Bruxelles | 22.1% |
| 3 | Charleroi | 20.2% |
| 4 | Liège | 19.4% |
| 5 | Gent | 14.0% |
| 6 | Namur | 11.5% |
| 7 | Louvain | 9.0% |
Satisfied to live in the city (2023)
Antwerpen ranks 1 of 3, highest first.
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Sources
- FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate: Elections of 9 June 2024: official results by commune (Flemish, Walloon and Brussels parliaments, Chamber and European Parliament), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 df4c8c932aff…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
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