Anja Vanrobaeys
Office 1Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Constituency 1East Flanders
Term start 120 June 2019
Birth date19 November 1968 (age 57)
Birth placeLüdenscheid, Germany
PartyVooruit

Anja M. M. G. Vanrobaeys (born 19 November 1968) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives.[1] A member of Vooruit, she has represented East Flanders since June 2019.

Vanrobaeys was born on 19 November 1968 in Lüdenscheid, Germany.[1] She has lived in Erpe since she was eight years old.[2]

Vanrobaeys was elected to the municipal council in Erpe-Mere at the 2006 local election.[3] She was re-elected at the 2012 and 2018 local elections.[4][5] In March 2021 she announced that she was resigning from the municipal council in Erpe-Mere and moving to Aalst so that se can take part in politics there.[2] She contested the 2009 regional election as the Socialist Party Different (SP.A)'s 22nd placed candidate in East Flanders but was not elected.[6]

Vanrobaeys contested the 2010 federal election as the SP.A's 15th placed candidate in East Flanders but the party won only three seats in the constituency.[7] She contested the 2014 federal election as the SP.A's second placed substitute candidate in East Flanders and received 3,478 preference votes.[8] She was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2019 federal election.[9] She was re-elected at the 2024 federal election.[10]

Electoral history of Anja Vanrobaeys
ElectionConstituencyPartyVotesResult
2006 local[3]Erpe-MereSocialist Party Different-Spirit-GroenElected
2009 regional[6]East FlandersSocialist Party DifferentNot elected
2010 federal[7]East FlandersSocialist Party DifferentNot elected
2012 local[4]Erpe-MereSocialist Party Different-GroenElected
2018 local[5]Erpe-MereSocialist Party Different-GroenElected
2019 federal[9]East FlandersSocialist Party DifferentElected
2024 federal[10]East FlandersVooruitElected

References

  1. ^ "De Kamerleden: Anja Vanrobaeys" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  2. ^ Moreau, Koen (24 March 2021). "Federaal parlementslid Anja Vanrobaeys (52) verhuist naar Aalst om Vooruit Aalst te steunen: “Ik zoek een huis in de buurt want wil de schone Honegem niet loslaten”" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 8 oktober 2006" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Flemish Government. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 14 oktober 2012" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Flemish Government. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Lokale verkiezingen 2018: Erpe-Mere - Verkozen kandidaten" (in Dutch). Vlaanderen kiest. Brussels, Belgium: Flemish Government. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Resultaat Vlaams Parlement 7 juni 2009 - Kieskring Oost-Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Verkiezingsuitslagen. Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 13 juni 2010 - Kieskring Oost-Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Verkiezingsuitslagen. Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Archived 4 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 25 mei 2014 - Kieskring Oost-Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Verkiezingsuitslagen. Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Archived 4 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 26 mei 2019 - Kieskring Oost-Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Verkiezingsuitslagen. Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Archived 4 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 9 juni 2024 - Kieskring Oost-Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Verkiezingsuitslagen. Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Archived 8 September 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 September 2024.