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Elections in Romania

What do we know about elections in Romania?

Latest result: Social Democratic Party won 110 of 330 seats in 2020.

  • Latest result:
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  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats at the latest election in our data?

As of , the latest result in our data is the 2020 parliamentary election: Social Democratic Party won 110 of 330 seats. This page lists 14 elections, past and coming.

Social Democratic Party, 110 of 330 seats

166 of 330 seats make a majority

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Latest result

Romania 2020 parliamentary electionFinal result

Social Democratic Party won 110 of 330 seats.

166 of 330 make a majority
  • Social Democratic Party110
  • National Liberal Party93
  • Save Romania Union / Party of Liberty, Unity and Solidarity55
  • Alliance for the Union of Romanians33
  • Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania21
  • Romanian ethnic minorities parties18
Largest party's seats
110 of 330
Its share of the vote
28.9%
Turnout
31.9%

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What does the latest result show?

  1. The balance

    No single party reached a majority.

    Social Democratic Party won 110 of 330 seats. A majority needs 166.

  2. The change

    The largest seat gain went to National Liberal Party.

    National Liberal Party gained 24 seats compared with 2016. Social Democratic Party lost 44 seats.

  3. Participation

    Turnout reached 31.9%.

    That is down 7.5 points on 2016.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democratic Party28.9% of votes33.3% of seats
  • National Liberal Party25.2% of votes28.2% of seats
  • Save Romania Union / Party of Liberty, Unity and Solidarity15.4% of votes16.7% of seats
  • Alliance for the Union of Romanians9.1% of votes10.0% of seats
  • Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania5.7% of votes6.4% of seats
  • People's Movement Party4.8% of votes0.0% of seats
  • PRO Romania4.1% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 7.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.4 by votes and 4.2 by seats; Social Democratic Party led National Liberal Party by 3.7 points of the vote.

How many people voted in Romania?

Elections in the turnout line
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot, last five elections

Which past elections do we list for Romania?

The latest result we hold for Romania comes from ParlGov, which reaches June 2023: a later election is not in our data yet.

Election and largest party%SeatsTurnout %
2020 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party28.9110 of 33031.9
2016 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party45.5154 of 32939.5
2012 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party58.6150 of 41241.8
2008 parliamentary electionDemocratic Liberal Party32.4115 of 33439.2
2004 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party36.6132 of 33258.5
2000 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party36.6155 of 34565.3
1996 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party21.891 of 34376.0
1992 parliamentary electionSocial Democratic Party27.7117 of 34176.3
1990 parliamentary electionDemocratic Party66.3263 of 39686.2

How did Romania vote in European Parliament elections?

Election and largest party%Turnout %
2024 European Parliament electionPSD - PNL48.5
2019 European Parliament electionNational Liberal Party27.051.2
2014 European Parliament electionSocial Democratic Party37.632.4
2009 European Parliament electionSocial Democratic Party and Democratic Liberal Party tied27.7
2007 European Parliament electionDemocratic Party28.829.5

Which parties have results in our data?

Every party

Each party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.

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