Bulgaria 2005 general election
What was the result of the 2005 general election in Bulgaria?
Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left won 82 of 240 seats with 30.9% of the vote. 55.8% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Bulgaria- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left won 82 of 240 seats with 30.9% of the vote; 55.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 11.0 points on 2001.
- Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left 82 +34 seats 30.9% +13.8 points
- National Movement Simeon II 53 −67 seats 19.9% −22.9 points
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms 34 +13 seats 12.8% +5.4 points
- Attack 21 8.1%
- United Democratic Forces 20 −31 seats 7.7% −10.5 points
- Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria 17 6.4%
- Bulgarian People's Union 13 5.2%
- New Times 0 3.0%
- 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 2001 general election, party by party.
- Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left82
- National Movement Simeon II53
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms34
- Attack21
- United Democratic Forces20
- Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria17
- Bulgarian People's Union13
Key numbers
30.9%
Share of the vote won by Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left and its allies
Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left and its allies won 82 of 240 seats. A majority needs 121.
+13 seats
Seats gained by Movement for Rights and Freedoms
The largest gain in seats compared with 2001. National Movement Simeon II lost 67 seats.
55.8%
Voter turnout
Down 11.0 points on 2001.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Leftwith Communist Party of Bulgaria, Bulgarian Socialist Party, Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats, Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" and Green Party... | 82 | +34 | 30.9 | +13.8 | 1,129,196 |
| National Movement Simeon II | 53 | −67 | 19.9 | −22.9 | 725,314 |
| Movement for Rights and Freedoms | 34 | +13 | 12.8 | +5.4 | 467,400 |
| Attack | 21 | 8.1 | 296,848 | ||
| United Democratic Forceswith Agrarian People's Union, Democratic Party, Union of Democratic Forces and George's Day Movement | 20 | −31 | 7.7 | −10.5 | 280,323 |
| Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria | 17 | 6.4 | 234,788 | ||
| Bulgarian People's Unionwith IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement | 13 | 5.2 | 189,268 | ||
| New Times | 0 | 3.0 | 107,758 | ||
| Coalition of the Rose | 0 | 1.3 | 47,410 | ||
| Euroroma | 0 | 1.3 | 45,637 |
± is the change against the Bulgaria 2001 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left 1,129,196
- National Movement Simeon II 725,314
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms 467,400
- Attack 296,848
- United Democratic Forces 280,323
- Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria 234,788
- Bulgarian People's Union 189,268
- New Times 107,758
- Coalition of the Rose 47,410
- Euroroma 45,637
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?
55.8% of the 6,720,941 registered voters cast a ballot (3,747,793 ballots), down 11.0 points on 2001. 3,648,177 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1991.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left30.9% of votes34.2% of seats
- National Movement Simeon II19.9% of votes22.1% of seats
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms12.8% of votes14.2% of seats
- Attack8.1% of votes8.8% of seats
- United Democratic Forces7.7% of votes8.3% of seats
- Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria6.4% of votes7.1% of seats
- Bulgarian People's Union5.2% of votes5.4% of seats
- New Times3.0% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.8 by votes and 4.8 by seats; Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left led National Movement Simeon II by 11.1 points of the vote.
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