Polity Atlas
Web page

Parliamentary election (history of the Belgian electoral system)

Belgian Senate · 2026

Open publisher page ↗
Type
Web page
Accessed
2026-09-01
Reliability notes
Describes the 1899 introduction of proportional representation using D'Hondt's method.

Claims citing this source

1 claims
EstablishedBelgium became the first country to elect its national parliament by list proportional representation, adopting D'Hondt's method by a law of December 1899.