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Alain Yzermans

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Alain Yzermans
Member of the Chamber of Representatives
Assumed office
9 June 2024
ConstituencyLimburg
Personal details
Born (1967-05-21) 21 May 1967 (age 57)
Etterbeek, Belgium
Political partyVooruit

Alain Yzermans (born 21 May 1967) is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives.[1] A member of Vooruit, he has represented Limburg since June 2024.

Yzermans was born on 21 May 1967 in Etterbeek.[1] He was elected to the municipal council in Houthalen-Helchteren at the 1994 local election. He was re-elected at the 2000, 2006, 2012 and 2018 local elections.[2][3][4] He was schepen (alderman) for culture, youth and tourism before becoming mayor of Houthalen-Helchteren in 2003.[5] He contested the 2014 federal election as the Socialist Party Different (SP.A)'s first placed substitute candidate in Limburg and received 8,396 preference votes.[6] He was elected to the Chamber of Representatives at the 2024 federal election.[7]

Electoral history of Alain Yzermans
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2006 local[2] Houthalen-Helchteren Socialist Party Different 3,080 Elected
2012 local[3] Houthalen-Helchteren Socialist Party Different-Groen-Plus 2,250 Elected
2018 local[4] Houthalen-Helchteren Socialist Party Different 2,599 Elected
2024 federal[7] Limburg Vooruit 10,755 Elected

References

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  1. ^ a b "De Kamerleden: Alain Yzermans" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Chamber of Representatives. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 8 oktober 2006" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Flemish Government. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 14 oktober 2012" (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Flemish Government. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Lokale verkiezingen 2018: Houthalen-Helchteren - Verkozen kandidaten". Vlaanderen kiest (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Flemish Government. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Alain Yzermans nieuwe burgemeester Houthalen-Helchteren". Het Belang van Limburg (in Dutch). Hasselt, Belgium. Belga. 27 June 2003. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 25 mei 2014 - Kieskring Limburg". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Resultaat Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers 9 juni 2024 - Kieskring Limburg". Verkiezingsuitslagen (in Dutch). Brussels, Belgium: Federal Public Service Interior. Retrieved 10 September 2024.