Government and politics in Bruxelles, Belgium: official figures
PS topped the Brussels Parliament vote in the City of Brussels on 9 June 2024 with 21.3% of valid list votes, ahead of PTB (20.4%) and MR (16.6%).
Who won the 2024 federal election in City of Brussels?
In the federal Chamber election held the same day, PS led in the City of Brussels with 22.6%, followed by PTB-PVDA with 21.1%.
Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copyMore figures
- 67,922 valid list votes were cast in the City of Brussels for the Brussels Parliament in 2024; behind the three leading lists came Les Engagés 7.1%, Ecolo 5.4%, Groen 5.0%, DéFI 4.5%. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- The radical-left PTB-PVDA took 22.1% of the 2024 Brussels Parliament vote in the City of Brussels, the 2nd highest share of the 8 largest cities, while the Greens (Ecolo and Groen) took 10.5%. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- The far right (Vlaams Belang) won 2.0% of the 2024 Brussels Parliament vote in the City of Brussels. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- By party family, the 2024 Brussels Parliament vote in the City of Brussels split 18.7% liberal (MR and Open Vld), 24.0% socialist (PS and Vooruit.brussels) and 8.7% centrist (Les Engagés and cd&v), with 2.6% for the Flemish nationalist N-VA. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- 29% of people in Bruxelles agreed that there is corruption in their local public administration (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, 63% of residents of Bruxelles were satisfied with how long the local administration takes to deal with a request. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 76% of residents of Bruxelles found the local administration's procedures straightforward and easy to understand. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 61% of residents of Bruxelles thought the fees charged by the local administration were reasonable. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 71% of people in Bruxelles said the local administration's information and services were easy to access online (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 86% of people in Bruxelles were satisfied to live in the city (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Bruxelles compares with other cities in Belgium
Vote share of the leading list, 2024 regional election (2024)
Bruxelles ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | City | Vote share of the leading list, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Namur | 32.1% |
| 3 | Liège | 26.4% |
| 4 | Antwerpen | 25.4% |
| 5 | Louvain | 22.2% |
| 6 | Bruxelles | 21.3% |
| 7 | Gent | 20.4% |
| 8 | Brugge | 20.2% |
PTB-PVDA vote share, 2024 regional election (2024)
Bruxelles ranks 2 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)
Bruxelles ranks 3 of 3, highest first.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore on Bruxelles: overview · economy and jobs · health · poverty and living standards · government budget · all cities in Belgium
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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