Government and politics in Arr. Gent (Flanders, Belgium): official figures
N-VA topped the Flemish Parliament vote in the Gent arrondissement on 9 June 2024 with 21.0% of valid list votes, ahead of Vooruit (17.5%) and Vlaams Belang (16.5%).
Who won the 2024 federal election in the Gent arrondissement?
In the federal Chamber election held the same day, N-VA led in the Gent arrondissement with 21.3%, followed by Vlaams Belang with 16.0%.
Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copyHow many Flemish Parliament members does East Flanders elect?
The Gent 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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- 371,725 valid list votes were cast in the Gent arrondissement for the Flemish Parliament in 2024; behind the three leading lists came Groen 12.2%, cd&v 11.4%, Open Vld 11.1%, PVDA 8.9%. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- The radical-left PTB-PVDA took 8.9% of the 2024 Flemish Parliament vote in the Gent arrondissement, the 20th highest share of the 44 arrondissements, while the Greens (Groen) took 12.2%. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- The far right (Vlaams Belang) won 16.5% of the 2024 Flemish Parliament vote in the Gent arrondissement. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- By party family, the 2024 Flemish Parliament vote in the Gent arrondissement split 11.1% liberal (Open Vld), 17.5% socialist (Vooruit) and 11.4% centrist (cd&v), with 21.0% for the Flemish nationalist N-VA. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
How Arr. Gent compares with other arrondissements in Belgium
Vote share of the leading list, 2024 regional election (2024)
Arr. Gent ranks 44 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Vote share of the leading list, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Arr. Kortrijk | 25.0% |
| 39 | Arr. Brugge | 23.3% |
| 40 | Arr. Leuven | 23.3% |
| 41 | Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde | 23.2% |
| 42 | Arr. Oudenaarde | 22.4% |
| 43 | Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad | 21.5% |
| 44 | Arr. Gent | 21.0% |
PTB-PVDA vote share, 2024 regional election (2024)
Arr. Gent ranks 20 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | PTB-PVDA vote share, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Arr. Waremme | 9.7% |
| 18 | Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde | 9.6% |
| 19 | Arr. Mechelen | 9.0% |
| 20 | Arr. Gent | 8.9% |
| 21 | Arr. Nivelles | 8.9% |
| 22 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | 8.6% |
| 23 | Arr. Tongeren | 7.7% |
Green (Groen/Ecolo) vote share, 2024 regional election (2024)
Arr. Gent ranks 2 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Green (Groen/Ecolo) vote share, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bezirk Verviers — Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft | 13.7% |
| 2 | Arr. Gent | 12.2% |
| 3 | Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad | 12.1% |
| 4 | Arr. Arlon | 10.4% |
| 5 | Arr. Leuven | 9.6% |
| 6 | Arr. Nivelles | 9.5% |
| 7 | Arr. Virton | 9.3% |
Far-right vote share, 2024 regional election (2024)
Arr. Gent ranks 22 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Far-right vote share, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Arr. Antwerpen | 20.4% |
| 20 | Arr. Leuven | 18.3% |
| 21 | Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde | 16.7% |
| 22 | Arr. Gent | 16.5% |
| 23 | Bezirk Verviers — Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft | 4.9% |
| 24 | Arr. Charleroi | 4.8% |
| 25 | Arr. Tournai-Mouscron | 4.7% |
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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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