Government and politics in Arr. Oostende (Flanders, Belgium): official figures
Vlaams Belang topped the Flemish Parliament vote in the Oostende arrondissement on 9 June 2024 with 27.1% of valid list votes, ahead of N-VA (21.2%) and Vooruit (17.5%).
Who won the 2024 federal election in the Oostende arrondissement?
In the federal Chamber election held the same day, Vlaams Belang led in the Oostende arrondissement with 25.9%, followed by N-VA with 23.5%.
Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copyHow many Flemish Parliament members does West Flanders elect?
The Oostende arrondissement votes in the West Flanders constituency of the Flemish Parliament, which elected 21 of the parliament’s 124 members in 2024; Vlaams Belang won the most of them (6).
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- 105,875 valid list votes were cast in the Oostende arrondissement for the Flemish Parliament in 2024; behind the three leading lists came cd&v 11.8%, Open Vld 8.1%, PVDA 7.0%, Groen 5.5%. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- The radical-left PTB-PVDA took 7.0% of the 2024 Flemish Parliament vote in the Oostende arrondissement, the 19th lowest share of the 44 arrondissements, while the Greens (Groen) took 5.5%. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- The far right (Vlaams Belang) won 27.1% of the 2024 Flemish Parliament vote in the Oostende arrondissement. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
- By party family, the 2024 Flemish Parliament vote in the Oostende arrondissement split 8.1% liberal (Open Vld), 17.5% socialist (Vooruit) and 11.8% centrist (cd&v), with 21.2% for the Flemish nationalist N-VA. Source: FPS Home Affairs, Elections directorate · saved copy
How Arr. Oostende compares with other arrondissements in Belgium
Vote share of the leading list, 2024 regional election (2024)
Arr. Oostende ranks 31 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Vote share of the leading list, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Arr. Dendermonde | 27.2% |
| 29 | Arr. Ieper | 27.2% |
| 30 | Arr. Eeklo | 27.2% |
| 31 | Arr. Oostende | 27.1% |
| 32 | Arr. Maaseik | 26.9% |
| 33 | Arr. Tongeren | 26.3% |
| 34 | Arr. Liège | 26.2% |
PTB-PVDA vote share, 2024 regional election (2024)
Arr. Oostende ranks 26 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | PTB-PVDA vote share, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Arr. Tongeren | 7.7% |
| 24 | Arr. Eeklo | 7.6% |
| 25 | Arr. Maaseik | 7.4% |
| 26 | Arr. Oostende | 7.0% |
| 27 | Arr. Oudenaarde | 6.7% |
| 28 | Arr. Leuven | 6.4% |
| 29 | Arr. Aalst | 6.3% |
Green (Groen/Ecolo) vote share, 2024 regional election (2024)
Arr. Oostende ranks 27 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Green (Groen/Ecolo) vote share, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Arr. Kortrijk | 6.3% |
| 25 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | 6.2% |
| 26 | Arr. Waremme | 5.6% |
| 27 | Arr. Oostende | 5.5% |
| 28 | Arr. Hasselt | 5.4% |
| 29 | Arr. Turnhout | 5.2% |
| 30 | Arr. Dendermonde | 5.0% |
Far-right vote share, 2024 regional election (2024)
Arr. Oostende ranks 9 of 44, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Far-right vote share, 2024 regional election |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Arr. Dendermonde | 27.2% |
| 7 | Arr. Ieper | 27.2% |
| 8 | Arr. Eeklo | 27.2% |
| 9 | Arr. Oostende | 27.1% |
| 10 | Arr. Maaseik | 26.9% |
| 11 | Arr. Tongeren | 26.3% |
| 12 | Arr. Sint-Niklaas | 25.4% |
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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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