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Greece 2009 European Parliament election

What was the result of the 2009 European Parliament election in Greece?

PASOK and New Democracy each won 8 of 22 seats. 52.5% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Greece
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which parties won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : PASOK and New Democracy each won 8 of 22 seats, more than any other party; 52.5% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 10.7 points on 2004.

  • PASOK 8 0 seats 36.6% +2.6 points
  • New Democracy 8 −3 seats 32.3% −10.7 points
  • Communist Party of Greece 2 −1 seat 8.3% −1.1 points
  • Popular Orthodox Rally 2 +1 seat 7.2% +3.0 points
  • Syriza 1 0 seats 4.7% +0.5 points
  • Ecologist Greens 1 3.5%
  • Panhellenic Macedonian Front 0 1.3%
  • Party of Greek Hunters-Fishermen 0 1.3%
  • 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 Greece 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.

Key numbers

  1. +1 seats

    Seats gained by Popular Orthodox Rally

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2004. New Democracy lost 3 seats.

  2. 52.5%

    Voter turnout

    Down 10.7 points on 2004.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
PASOK8036.6+2.61,879,229
New Democracy8−332.3−10.71,656,085
Communist Party of Greece2−18.3−1.1428,151
Popular Orthodox Rally2+17.2+3.0366,616
Syriza104.7+0.5240,971
Ecologist Greens13.5178,960
Panhellenic Macedonian Front01.365,141
Party of Greek Hunters-Fishermen01.364,824

± is the change against the Greece 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • PASOK 1,879,229
  • New Democracy 1,656,085
  • Communist Party of Greece 428,151
  • Popular Orthodox Rally 366,616
  • Syriza 240,971
  • Ecologist Greens 178,960
  • Panhellenic Macedonian Front 65,141
  • Party of Greek Hunters-Fishermen 64,824

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.

How many people voted?

52.5% of the 10,014,795 registered voters cast a ballot (5,261,749 ballots), down 10.7 points on 2004. 5,127,896 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1981.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • PASOK36.6% of votes36.4% of seats
  • New Democracy32.3% of votes36.4% of seats
  • Communist Party of Greece8.3% of votes9.1% of seats
  • Popular Orthodox Rally7.2% of votes9.1% of seats
  • Syriza4.7% of votes4.5% of seats
  • Ecologist Greens3.5% of votes4.5% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.9 by votes and 3.5 by seats; PASOK led New Democracy by 4.3 points of the vote.

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