Bulgaria 2009 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria?
GERB won 5 of 17 seats with 24.4% of the vote. 38.9% 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 : GERB won 5 of 17 seats with 24.4% of the vote; 38.9% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 9.7 points on 2007.
- GERB 5 0 seats 24.4% +2.7 points
- Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left 4 −1 seat 18.5% −2.9 points
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms 3 −1 seat 14.1% −6.1 points
- Attack 2 −1 seat 12.0% −2.2 points
- National Movement Simeon II 2 +1 seat 8.0% +1.7 points
- Blue Coalition 1 8.0%
- Lider 0 5.7%
- Order, Law and Justice 0 4.7%
- 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 2007 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
24.4%
Share of the vote won by GERB
It led Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left and its allies by 5.9 points of the vote.
+1 seats
Seats gained by National Movement Simeon II
The largest gain in seats compared with 2007. Attack lost 1 seat.
38.9%
Voter turnout
Up 9.7 points on 2007.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERB | 5 | 0 | 24.4 | +2.7 | 627,693 |
| Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Leftwith Bulgarian Socialist Party, Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats, Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" and Communist Party of Bulgaria | 4 | −1 | 18.5 | −2.9 | 476,618 |
| Movement for Rights and Freedoms | 3 | −1 | 14.1 | −6.1 | 364,197 |
| Attack | 2 | −1 | 12.0 | −2.2 | 308,052 |
| National Movement Simeon II | 2 | +1 | 8.0 | +1.7 | 205,146 |
| Blue Coalitionwith Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria and Union of Democratic Forces | 1 | 8.0 | 204,817 | ||
| Lider | 0 | 5.7 | 146,984 | ||
| Order, Law and Justice | 0 | 4.7 | 120,280 | ||
| Agrarian People's Unionwith IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement and George's Day Movement | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | +0.7 | 57,931 |
± is the change against the Bulgaria 2007 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- GERB 627,693
- Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left 476,618
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms 364,197
- Attack 308,052
- National Movement Simeon II 205,146
- Blue Coalition 204,817
- Lider 146,984
- Order, Law and Justice 120,280
- Agrarian People's Union 57,931
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?
38.9% of the 6,684,770 registered voters cast a ballot (2,601,677 ballots), up 9.7 points on 2007. 2,576,434 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- GERB24.4% of votes29.4% of seats
- Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left18.5% of votes23.5% of seats
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms14.1% of votes17.6% of seats
- Attack12.0% of votes11.8% of seats
- National Movement Simeon II8.0% of votes11.8% of seats
- Blue Coalition8.0% of votes5.9% of seats
- Lider5.7% of votes0.0% of seats
- Order, Law and Justice4.7% of votes0.0% of seats
- Agrarian People's Union2.3% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 8.4 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.8 by votes and 4.9 by seats; GERB led Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left by 5.9 points of the vote.
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