Government and politics in Arr. Mechelen (Flanders, Belgium): official figures
N-VA topped the Flemish Parliament vote in the Mechelen arrondissement on 9 June 2024 with 25.9% of valid list votes, ahead of Vlaams Belang (23.6%) and Vooruit (12.9%).
Who won the 2024 federal election in the Mechelen arrondissement?
In the federal Chamber election held the same day, N-VA led in the Mechelen arrondissement with 29.2%, followed by Vlaams Belang with 21.1%.
Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copyHow many Flemish Parliament members does Antwerp elect?
The Mechelen arrondissement votes in the Antwerp constituency of the Flemish Parliament, which elected 33 of the parliament’s 124 members in 2024; N-VA won the most of them (10).
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- 236,963 valid list votes were cast in the Mechelen arrondissement for the Flemish Parliament in 2024; behind the three leading lists came cd&v 11.7%, PVDA 9.0%, Groen 7.3%, Open Vld 7.2%. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- The radical-left PTB-PVDA took 9.0% of the 2024 Flemish Parliament vote in the Mechelen arrondissement, the 19th highest share of the 44 arrondissements, while the Greens (Groen) took 7.3%. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- The far right (Vlaams Belang) won 23.6% of the 2024 Flemish Parliament vote in the Mechelen arrondissement. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- By party family, the 2024 Flemish Parliament vote in the Mechelen arrondissement split 7.2% liberal (Open Vld), 12.9% socialist (Vooruit) and 11.7% centrist (cd&v), with 25.9% for the Flemish nationalist N-VA. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
How Arr. Mechelen compares with other arrondissements in Belgium
Vote share of the leading list, 2024 regional election (2024)
Arr. Mechelen ranks 35 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Vote share of the leading list, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Arr. Maaseik | 26.9% |
| 33 | Arr. Tongeren | 26.3% |
| 34 | Arr. Liège | 26.2% |
| 35 | Arr. Mechelen | 25.9% |
| 36 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | 25.4% |
| 37 | Arr. Hasselt | 25.1% |
| 38 | Arr. Kortrijk | 25.0% |
PTB-PVDA vote share, 2024 regional election (2024)
Arr. Mechelen ranks 19 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | PTB-PVDA vote share, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Arr. Hasselt | 10.1% |
| 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% |
Green (Groen/Ecolo) vote share, 2024 regional election (2024)
Arr. Mechelen ranks 12 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Green (Groen/Ecolo) vote share, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Arr. Huy | 8.7% |
| 10 | Arr. Namur | 8.4% |
| 11 | Arr. Tournai-Mouscron | 7.6% |
| 12 | Arr. Mechelen | 7.3% |
| 13 | Arr. Brugge | 7.3% |
| 14 | Arr. Liège | 7.2% |
| 15 | Arr. Marche-en-Famenne | 7.2% |
Far-right vote share, 2024 regional election (2024)
Arr. Mechelen ranks 14 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Far-right vote share, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Arr. Tongeren | 26.3% |
| 12 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | 25.4% |
| 13 | Arr. Kortrijk | 25.0% |
| 14 | Arr. Mechelen | 23.6% |
| 15 | Arr. Hasselt | 23.2% |
| 16 | Arr. Oudenaarde | 22.4% |
| 17 | Arr. Veurne | 22.2% |
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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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