Government and politics in Arr. Aalst (Flanders, Belgium): official figures
Vlaams Belang topped the Flemish Parliament vote in the Aalst arrondissement on 9 June 2024 with 30.6% of valid list votes, ahead of N-VA (21.9%) and Vooruit (15.6%).
Who won the 2024 federal election in the Aalst arrondissement?
In the federal Chamber election held the same day, Vlaams Belang led in the Aalst arrondissement with 29.2%, followed by N-VA with 22.0%.
Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copyHow many Flemish Parliament members does East Flanders elect?
The Aalst arrondissement votes in the East Flanders constituency of the Flemish Parliament, which elected 27 of the parliament’s 124 members in 2024; Vlaams Belang won the most of them (7).
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- 198,355 valid list votes were cast in the Aalst arrondissement for the Flemish Parliament in 2024; behind the three leading lists came cd&v 10.0%, Open Vld 9.4%, PVDA 6.3%, Groen 4.9%. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- The radical-left PTB-PVDA took 6.3% of the 2024 Flemish Parliament vote in the Aalst arrondissement, the 16th lowest share of the 44 arrondissements, while the Greens (Groen) took 4.9%. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- The far right (Vlaams Belang) won 30.6% of the 2024 Flemish Parliament vote in the Aalst arrondissement. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- By party family, the 2024 Flemish Parliament vote in the Aalst arrondissement split 9.4% liberal (Open Vld), 15.6% socialist (Vooruit) and 10.0% centrist (cd&v), with 21.9% for the Flemish nationalist N-VA. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
How Arr. Aalst compares with other arrondissements in Belgium
Vote share of the leading list, 2024 regional election (2024)
Arr. Aalst ranks 14 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Vote share of the leading list, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Arr. Charleroi | 32.4% |
| 12 | Arr. Arlon | 31.3% |
| 13 | Arr. Soignies | 30.8% |
| 14 | Arr. Aalst | 30.6% |
| 15 | Arr. Philippeville | 30.5% |
| 16 | Arr. Diksmuide | 30.5% |
| 17 | Arr. Virton | 30.4% |
PTB-PVDA vote share, 2024 regional election (2024)
Arr. Aalst ranks 29 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | PTB-PVDA vote share, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Arr. Oostende | 7.0% |
| 27 | Arr. Oudenaarde | 6.7% |
| 28 | Arr. Leuven | 6.4% |
| 29 | Arr. Aalst | 6.3% |
| 30 | Arr. Kortrijk | 6.3% |
| 31 | Arr. Dendermonde | 6.1% |
| 32 | Arr. Turnhout | 5.9% |
Green (Groen/Ecolo) vote share, 2024 regional election (2024)
Arr. Aalst ranks 32 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Green (Groen/Ecolo) vote share, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Arr. Turnhout | 5.2% |
| 30 | Arr. Dendermonde | 5.0% |
| 31 | Arr. Philippeville | 5.0% |
| 32 | Arr. Aalst | 4.9% |
| 33 | Arr. Eeklo | 4.9% |
| 34 | Arr. Mons | 4.7% |
| 35 | Arr. Roeselare | 4.7% |
Far-right vote share, 2024 regional election (2024)
Arr. Aalst ranks 1 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Far-right vote share, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arr. Aalst | 30.6% |
| 2 | Arr. Diksmuide | 30.5% |
| 3 | Arr. Roeselare | 28.7% |
| 4 | Arr. Turnhout | 28.1% |
| 5 | Arr. Tielt | 27.6% |
| 6 | Arr. Dendermonde | 27.2% |
| 7 | Arr. Ieper | 27.2% |
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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…)
- FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate: Elections of 9 June 2024, Flemish Parliament: electoral figures of the lists by constituency and seat distribution, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f6c0dff6e230…)
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