Mons-Soignies (Chamber of Representatives constituency)

The Mons-Soignies constituency is a former electoral district in Belgium used to elect members of the Chamber of Representatives. It existed for a relatively short period, specifically from 2003 to 2014. It was created as part of a larger restructuring of Belgian electoral districts.

The constituency encompassed the arrondissements of Mons and Soignies. These arrondissements are administrative subdivisions of the province of Hainaut. Therefore, the Mons-Soignies constituency covered a significant portion of the central Hainaut region.

Following the 2014 Belgian state reform, the electoral system was modified, and the Mons-Soignies constituency ceased to exist. The electoral system reverted to using the provincial level as the constituency for the Chamber of Representatives elections. Consequently, the territory previously covered by Mons-Soignies is now part of the Hainaut constituency.

The political landscape of the Mons-Soignies constituency during its existence was generally dominated by parties common in Wallonia, such as the Socialist Party (PS), the Reformist Movement (MR), and the Christian Democratic and Flemish (CD&V) (though its strength was generally lower than in Flanders). Election results during its existence reflected the political preferences of the population residing within the Mons and Soignies arrondissements.

The elimination of the Mons-Soignies constituency was a result of broader changes in the electoral system aimed at streamlining representation and adjusting to demographic shifts.