Government and politics in Liège, Belgium: official figures
PS topped the Walloon Parliament vote in Liège on 9 June 2024 with 26.4% of valid list votes, ahead of MR (20.5%) and PTB (19.4%).
Who won the 2024 federal election in Liège?
In the federal Chamber election held the same day, PS led in Liège with 24.1%, followed by MR with 20.6%.
Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copyMore figures
- 95,710 valid list votes were cast in Liège for the Walloon Parliament in 2024; behind the three leading lists came Les Engagés 13.7%, Ecolo 11.4%, Chez Nous 3.7%, DéFI 2.6%. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- The radical-left PTB-PVDA took 19.4% of the 2024 Walloon Parliament vote in Liège, the 4th highest share of the 8 largest cities, while the Greens (Ecolo) took 11.4%. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- The far right (Chez Nous) won 3.7% of the 2024 Walloon Parliament vote in Liège. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- By party family, the 2024 Walloon Parliament vote in Liège split 20.5% liberal (MR), 26.4% socialist (PS) and 13.7% centrist (Les Engagés). Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 33% of residents of Liège agreed that there is corruption in their local public administration. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 59% of people in Liège 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
- 77% of people in Liège found the local administration's procedures straightforward and easy to understand (EU quality of life in European cities survey, 2023). Source: Eurostat · saved copy
- 62% of people in Liège 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, 57% of residents of Liège 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, 89% of residents of Liège were satisfied to live in the city. Source: Eurostat · saved copy
How Liège compares with other cities in Belgium
Vote share of the leading list, 2024 regional election (2024)
Liège ranks 3 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)
Liège ranks 4 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)
Liège ranks 2 of 3, highest first.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore on Liège: 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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