Italy 2009 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2009 European Parliament election in Italy?
Forza Italia won 29 of 72 seats with 35.3% of the vote. 65.1% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Italy- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Forza Italia won 29 of 72 seats with 35.3% of the vote; 65.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 6.6 points on 2004.
- Forza Italia 29 +13 seats 35.3% +14.3 points
- Democratic Party 21 26.1%
- Lega Nord 9 +5 seats 10.2% +5.2 points
- Italy of Values 7 +5 seats 8.0% +5.9 points
- Union of the Centre 5 0 seats 6.5% +0.6 points
- Communist Refoundation Party 0 −5 seats 3.4% −2.7 points
- Italian Left 0 3.1%
- Radical Party 0 −2 seats 2.4% +0.2 points
- South Tyrolean People's Party 1 0 seats 0.5% 0.0 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 Italy 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.
Key numbers
35.3%
Share of the vote won by Forza Italia
It led Democratic Party by 9.1 points of the vote.
+13 seats
Seats gained by Forza Italia
The largest gain in seats compared with 2004. Radical Party lost 2 seats.
65.1%
Voter turnout
Down 6.6 points on 2004.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forza Italia | 29 | +13 | 35.3 | +14.3 | 10,797,296 |
| Democratic Party | 21 | 26.1 | 7,999,476 | ||
| Lega Nord | 9 | +5 | 10.2 | +5.2 | 3,126,181 |
| Italy of Values | 7 | +5 | 8.0 | +5.9 | 2,450,643 |
| Union of the Centre | 5 | 0 | 6.5 | +0.6 | 1,995,021 |
| Communist Refoundation Partywith Party of Italian Communists | 0 | −5 | 3.4 | −2.7 | 1,037,862 |
| Italian Leftwith Federation of the Greens and Italian Democratic Socialists / Party | 0 | 3.1 | 957,822 | ||
| Radical Party | 0 | −2 | 2.4 | +0.2 | 743,284 |
| Movement for Autonomywith Pensioners' Party | 0 | 2.2 | 681,290 | ||
| South Tyrolean People's Party | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 143,044 |
± is the change against the Italy 2004 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Forza Italia 10,797,296
- Democratic Party 7,999,476
- Lega Nord 3,126,181
- Italy of Values 2,450,643
- Union of the Centre 1,995,021
- Communist Refoundation Party 1,037,862
- Italian Left 957,822
- Radical Party 743,284
- Movement for Autonomy 681,290
- South Tyrolean People's Party 143,044
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?
65.1% of the 50,276,247 registered voters cast a ballot (32,748,675 ballots), down 6.6 points on 2004. 30,623,840 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1979.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Forza Italia35.3% of votes40.3% of seats
- Democratic Party26.1% of votes29.2% of seats
- Lega Nord10.2% of votes12.5% of seats
- Italy of Values8.0% of votes9.7% of seats
- Union of the Centre6.5% of votes6.9% of seats
- South Tyrolean People's Party0.5% of votes1.4% of seats
- Communist Refoundation Party3.4% of votes0.0% of seats
- Italian Left3.1% of votes0.0% of seats
- Radical Party2.4% of votes0.0% of seats
- Movement for Autonomy2.2% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.6 by votes and 3.6 by seats; Forza Italia led Democratic Party by 9.1 points of the vote.
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