Bulgaria 2019 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2019 European Parliament election in Bulgaria?
GERB won 6 of 17 seats with 31.1% of the vote. 33.3% 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 31.1% of the vote; 33.3% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 2.8 points on 2014.
- GERB 6 0 seats 31.1% +0.7 points
- Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left 5 +1 seat 24.3% +5.3 points
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms 3 −1 seat 16.6% −0.7 points
- IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement 2 7.4%
- Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria 1 6.1%
- Volya Movement 0 3.6%
- Independent -- Mincho Kuminev 0 1.2%
- National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria 0 0 seats 1.1% −1.9 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 2014 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
31.1%
Share of the vote won by GERB
It led Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left and its allies by 6.8 points of the vote.
+0.7 points
Share of the vote gained by GERB
The largest gain in votes compared with 2014. National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria lost 1.9 points.
33.3%
Voter turnout
Down 2.8 points on 2014.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERB | 6 | 0 | 31.1 | +0.7 | 607,194 |
| Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Leftwith Bulgarian Socialist Party, Communist Party of Bulgaria and Political Club "Ecoglasnost" | 5 | +1 | 24.3 | +5.3 | 474,160 |
| Movement for Rights and Freedoms | 3 | −1 | 16.6 | −0.7 | 323,510 |
| IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement | 2 | 7.4 | 143,830 | ||
| Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria | 1 | 6.1 | 118,484 | ||
| Volya Movement | 0 | 3.6 | 70,830 | ||
| Independent -- Mincho Kuminev | 0 | 1.2 | 22,992 | ||
| National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | −1.9 | 22,421 |
| National Movement Simeon II | 0 | 1.1 | 21,315 | ||
| Attack | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | −1.9 | 20,906 |
| Revival | 0 | 1.0 | 20,319 |
± is the change against the Bulgaria 2014 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- GERB 607,194
- Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left 474,160
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms 323,510
- IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement 143,830
- Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria 118,484
- Volya Movement 70,830
- Independent -- Mincho Kuminev 22,992
- National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria 22,421
- National Movement Simeon II 21,315
- Attack 20,906
- Revival 20,319
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?
33.3% of the 6,288,656 registered voters cast a ballot (2,095,558 ballots), down 2.8 points on 2014. 2,015,320 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout since 2007 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- GERB31.1% of votes35.3% of seats
- Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left24.3% of votes29.4% of seats
- Movement for Rights and Freedoms16.6% of votes17.6% of seats
- IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement7.4% of votes11.8% of seats
- Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria / Democratic Bulgaria6.1% of votes5.9% of seats
- Volya Movement3.6% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.2 by votes and 3.9 by seats; GERB led Coalition for Bulgaria / Democratic Left by 6.8 points of the vote.
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