Bulgaria 2013 general election
What was the result of the 2013 general election in Bulgaria?
GERB won 97 of 240 seats with 30.5% of the vote. 52.5% 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 97 of 240 seats with 30.5% of the vote; 52.5% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 8.5 points on 2009.
- GERB 97 −19 seats 30.5% −9.2 points
- Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left 84 +44 seats 26.6% +8.9 points
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms 36 −2 seats 11.3% −3.1 points
- Attack 23 +2 seats 7.3% −2.1 points
- National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria 0 3.7%
- Bulgaria for Citizens Movement 0 3.3%
- Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria 0 2.9%
- IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement 0 1.9%
- 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 2009 general election, party by party.
Key numbers
30.5%
Share of the vote won by GERB
GERB won 97 of 240 seats. A majority needs 121.
+2 seats
Seats gained by Attack
The largest gain in seats compared with 2009. GERB lost 19 seats.
52.5%
Voter turnout
Down 8.5 points on 2009.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERB | 97 | −19 | 30.5 | −9.2 | 1,081,605 |
| Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Leftwith Bulgarian Socialist Party, Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats, Communist Party of Bulgaria and Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski" | 84 | +44 | 26.6 | +8.9 | 942,541 |
| Movement for Rights and Freedoms | 36 | −2 | 11.3 | −3.1 | 400,466 |
| Attack | 23 | +2 | 7.3 | −2.1 | 258,481 |
| National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria | 0 | 3.7 | 131,169 | ||
| Bulgaria for Citizens Movement | 0 | 3.3 | 115,190 | ||
| Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria | 0 | 2.9 | 103,638 | ||
| IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement | 0 | 1.9 | 66,803 | ||
| Lider | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | −1.5 | 61,482 |
| Order, Law and Justice | 0 | −10 | 1.7 | −2.5 | 59,145 |
| Centre -- Freedom and Dignity | 0 | 1.6 | 57,611 | ||
| Union of Democratic Forces | 0 | 1.4 | 48,681 | ||
| People's Voice | 0 | 1.3 | 47,419 |
± is the change against the Bulgaria 2009 general election, party by party.
Votes by party
- GERB 1,081,605
- Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left 942,541
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms 400,466
- Attack 258,481
- National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria 131,169
- Bulgaria for Citizens Movement 115,190
- Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria 103,638
- IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement 66,803
- Lider 61,482
- Order, Law and Justice 59,145
- Centre -- Freedom and Dignity 57,611
- Union of Democratic Forces 48,681
- People's Voice 47,419
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?
52.5% of the 6,919,260 registered voters cast a ballot (3,632,174 ballots), down 8.5 points on 2009. 3,541,745 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?
- GERB30.5% of votes40.4% of seats
- Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left26.6% of votes35.0% of seats
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms11.3% of votes15.0% of seats
- Attack7.3% of votes9.6% of seats
- National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria3.7% of votes0.0% of seats
- Bulgaria for Citizens Movement3.3% of votes0.0% of seats
- Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria2.9% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 10.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.3 by votes and 3.1 by seats; GERB led Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left by 3.9 points of the vote.
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