Electorate
The support of Green! has strongly fluctuated recently. It draws most of its support from Flemish voters who do not feel bound to the strong social organizations and pillars. The party is strongest in urban areas with concentrated student populations like Ghent and Leuven.
Green!'s support is distributed in the following way between the electoral districts in the 2007 general election:
Province | Votes (%) 2007 | Result (seats) 2007 | Votes (%) 2011 | Result (seats) 2011 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Antwerp | 6.9% | 1 | 7.7% | 2 |
Brussel-Halle-Vilvoorde | 2.7% | 1 | 4.1% | 0 |
Leuven | 8.2% | 0 | 9.8% | 1 |
Limburg | 4.1% | 0 | 4.8% | 0 |
East Flanders | 7.2% | 1 | 7.4% | 1 |
West Flanders | 5.8% | 1 | 6.3% | 1 |
Read more about this topic: Groen (political Party)