Bulgaria 2014 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2014 European Parliament election in Bulgaria?
GERB won 6 of 17 seats with 30.4% of the vote. 36.1% 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 6 of 17 seats with 30.4% of the vote; 36.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 2.8 points on 2009.
- GERB 6 +1 seat 30.4% +6.0 points
- Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left 4 0 seats 18.9% +0.4 points
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms 4 +1 seat 17.3% +3.1 points
- Bulgaria Without Censorship 2 10.7%
- Reformist Bloc 1 6.5%
- Alternative for Bulgarian Revival 0 4.0%
- National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria 0 3.0%
- Attack 0 −2 seats 3.0% −9.0 points
- 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 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
30.4%
Share of the vote won by GERB
It led Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left and its allies by 11.5 points of the vote.
+1 seats
Seats gained by GERB
The largest gain in seats compared with 2009. Attack lost 2 seats.
36.1%
Voter turnout
Down 2.8 points on 2009.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERB | 6 | +1 | 30.4 | +6.0 | 680,838 |
| Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Leftwith Bulgarian Socialist Party, Party of Bulgarian Social Democrats, Agrarian Union "Aleksandar Stamboliyski", Communist Party of Bulgaria and Political... | 4 | 0 | 18.9 | +0.4 | 424,037 |
| Movement for Rights and Freedoms | 4 | +1 | 17.3 | +3.1 | 386,725 |
| Bulgaria Without Censorshipwith IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement | 2 | 10.7 | 238,629 | ||
| Reformist Blocwith Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria, Bulgaria for Citizens Movement, Union of Democratic Forces and Agrarian People's Union | 1 | 6.5 | 144,532 | ||
| Alternative for Bulgarian Revival | 0 | 4.0 | 90,061 | ||
| National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria | 0 | 3.0 | 68,376 | ||
| Attack | 0 | −2 | 3.0 | −9.0 | 66,210 |
± is the change against the Bulgaria 2009 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- GERB 680,838
- Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left 424,037
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms 386,725
- Bulgaria Without Censorship 238,629
- Reformist Bloc 144,532
- Alternative for Bulgarian Revival 90,061
- National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria 68,376
- Attack 66,210
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?
36.1% of the 6,543,423 registered voters cast a ballot (2,361,966 ballots), down 2.8 points on 2009. 2,239,430 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- GERB30.4% of votes35.3% of seats
- Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left18.9% of votes23.5% of seats
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms17.3% of votes23.5% of seats
- Bulgaria Without Censorship10.7% of votes11.8% of seats
- Reformist Bloc6.5% of votes5.9% of seats
- Alternative for Bulgarian Revival4.0% of votes0.0% of seats
- National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria3.0% of votes0.0% of seats
- Attack3.0% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 7.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.6 by votes and 4.0 by seats; GERB led Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left by 11.5 points of the vote.
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