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Bulgaria 1994 general election

What was the result of the 1994 general election in Bulgaria?

Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left won 125 of 240 seats with 43.5% of the vote. 75.2% 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 : Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left won 125 of 240 seats with 43.5% of the vote; 75.2% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 8.6 points on 1991.

  • Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left 125 +19 seats 43.5% +10.4 points
  • Union of Democratic Forces 69 −41 seats 24.2% −10.1 points
  • Agrarian People's Union 18 +18 seats 6.5% +2.6 points
  • Movement for Rights and Freedoms 15 −9 seats 5.4% −2.1 points
  • Bulgarian Business Bloc 13 +13 seats 4.7% +3.4 points
  • Democratic Alternative for the Republic 0 3.8%
  • Communist Party of Bulgaria 0 1.5%
  • "New Choice" Union 0 1.5%
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the Bulgaria 1991 general election, party by party.

121 of 240 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 43.5%

    Share of the vote won by Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left and its allies

    Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left and its allies won 125 of 240 seats. A majority needs 121.

  2. +13 seats

    Seats gained by Bulgarian Business Bloc

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1991.

  3. 75.2%

    Voter turnout

    Down 8.6 points on 1991.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Leftwith Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski", Political Club "Ecoglasnost" and Bulgarian Socialist Party125+1943.5+10.42,262,943
Union of Democratic Forces69−4124.2−10.11,260,374
Agrarian People's Unionwith Democratic Party18+186.5+2.6338,478
Movement for Rights and Freedoms15−95.4−2.1283,094
Bulgarian Business Bloc13+134.7+3.4245,849
Democratic Alternative for the Republicwith Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats and Green Party of Bulgaria03.8197,057
Communist Party of Bulgaria01.578,606
"New Choice" Union01.577,641
Patriotic Union01.474,350
Kingdom of Bulgaria Confederation001.4−0.473,205

± is the change against the Bulgaria 1991 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left 2,262,943
  • Union of Democratic Forces 1,260,374
  • Agrarian People's Union 338,478
  • Movement for Rights and Freedoms 283,094
  • Bulgarian Business Bloc 245,849
  • Democratic Alternative for the Republic 197,057
  • Communist Party of Bulgaria 78,606
  • "New Choice" Union 77,641
  • Patriotic Union 74,350
  • Kingdom of Bulgaria Confederation 73,205

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?

75.2% of the 6,997,954 registered voters cast a ballot (5,264,448 ballots), down 8.6 points on 1991. 5,202,065 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left43.5% of votes52.1% of seats
  • Union of Democratic Forces24.2% of votes28.8% of seats
  • Agrarian People's Union6.5% of votes7.5% of seats
  • Movement for Rights and Freedoms5.4% of votes6.3% of seats
  • Bulgarian Business Bloc4.7% of votes5.4% of seats
  • Democratic Alternative for the Republic3.8% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 7.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.9 by votes and 2.7 by seats; Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left led Union of Democratic Forces by 19.3 points of the vote.

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