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Bulgaria 1991 general election

What was the result of the 1991 general election in Bulgaria?

Union of Democratic Forces won 110 of 240 seats with 34.4% of the vote. 83.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Union of Democratic Forces won 110 of 240 seats with 34.4% of the vote; 83.9% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Union of Democratic Forces 110 34.4%
  • Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left 106 33.1%
  • Movement for Rights and Freedoms 24 7.5%
  • Agrarian People's Union 0 3.9%
  • Bulgarian Agrarian National Union 0 3.4%
  • Union of Democratic Forces -- Centre 0 3.2%
  • Union of Democratic Forces -- Liberal 0 2.8%
  • Kingdom of Bulgaria Confederation 0 1.8%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
121 of 240 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 34.4%

    Share of the vote won by Union of Democratic Forces and its allies

    Union of Democratic Forces and its allies won 110 of 240 seats. A majority needs 121.

  2. 83.9%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Union of Democratic Forceswith Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats, Green Party of Bulgaria and Democratic Party11034.41,903,567
Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Leftwith Bulgarian Socialist Party10633.11,836,050
Movement for Rights and Freedomswith Political Club "Ecoglasnost"247.5418,168
Agrarian People's Union03.9214,052
Bulgarian Agrarian National Union03.4190,454
Union of Democratic Forces -- Centre03.2177,295
Union of Democratic Forces -- Liberal02.8155,902
Kingdom of Bulgaria Confederation01.8100,883
Bulgarian Business Bloc01.373,379
Bulgarian National Radical Party01.162,462
Votes by party
  • Union of Democratic Forces 1,903,567
  • Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left 1,836,050
  • Movement for Rights and Freedoms 418,168
  • Agrarian People's Union 214,052
  • Bulgarian Agrarian National Union 190,454
  • Union of Democratic Forces -- Centre 177,295
  • Union of Democratic Forces -- Liberal 155,902
  • Kingdom of Bulgaria Confederation 100,883
  • Bulgarian Business Bloc 73,379
  • Bulgarian National Radical Party 62,462

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov counts an alliance's votes and seats under its first party: such a row names the allies it counts.

How many people voted?

83.9% of the 6,790,006 registered voters cast a ballot (5,694,842 ballots). 5,540,837 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Union of Democratic Forces34.4% of votes45.8% of seats
  • Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left33.1% of votes44.2% of seats
  • Movement for Rights and Freedoms7.5% of votes10.0% of seats
  • Agrarian People's Union3.9% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Bulgarian Agrarian National Union3.4% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Union of Democratic Forces -- Centre3.2% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Union of Democratic Forces -- Liberal2.8% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 12.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.2 by votes and 2.4 by seats; Union of Democratic Forces led Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left by 1.2 points of the vote.

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