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Romania 1996 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 1996 parliamentary election in Romania?

Social Democratic Party won 91 of 343 seats with 21.8% of the vote. 76.0% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democratic Party won 91 of 343 seats with 21.8% of the vote; 76.0% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 0.3 points on 1992.

  • Romanian Democratic Convention 0 0 seats 30.2% +10.2 points
  • Social Democratic Party 91 −26 seats 21.8% −5.9 points
  • Democratic Party 43 0 seats 12.9% +2.7 points
  • Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania 25 −2 seats 6.6% −0.9 points
  • Greater Romania Party 19 +3 seats 4.5% +0.6 points
  • Romanian National Unity Party 18 −12 seats 4.4% −3.3 points
  • Socialist Party 0 2.3%
  • Socialist Party of Labour 0 −13 seats 2.1% −0.9 points
  • Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party 83 +42 seats
  • National Liberal Party 25 +25 seats
  • Romanian ethnic minorities parties 15 +2 seats
  • Romanian Social Democratic Party 10 0 seats
  • 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 Romania 1992 parliamentary election, party by party.

172 of 343 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 21.8%

    Share of the vote won by Social Democratic Party

    Social Democratic Party won 91 of 343 seats. A majority needs 172.

  2. +42 seats

    Seats gained by Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1992. Social Democratic Party lost 26 seats.

  3. 76.0%

    Voter turnout

    Down 0.3 points on 1992.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Romanian Democratic Convention0030.2+10.23,692,321
Social Democratic Party91−2621.8−5.92,633,860
Democratic Party43012.9+2.71,582,231
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania25−26.6−0.9812,628
Greater Romania Party19+34.5+0.6546,430
Romanian National Unity Party18−124.4−3.3533,348
Socialist Party02.3280,364
Socialist Party of Labour0−132.1−0.9262,563
Party of the Civic Alliancewith Liberal Party / Democratic Convention0−141.6192,495
Party of Pensioners of Romania01.4175,676
Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party83+42
National Liberal Party25+25
The other parties and groups
PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Romanian ethnic minorities parties15+2
Romanian Social Democratic Party100
National Liberal Party -- Democratic Convention5
Romanian Ecologist Party5+1
Alternative Party of Romania3
Ecological Movement of Romania1+1
Romanian Socialist Party of Workers01.7

± is the change against the Romania 1992 parliamentary election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Romanian Democratic Convention 3,692,321
  • Social Democratic Party 2,633,860
  • Democratic Party 1,582,231
  • Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania 812,628
  • Greater Romania Party 546,430
  • Romanian National Unity Party 533,348
  • Socialist Party 280,364
  • Socialist Party of Labour 262,563
  • Party of the Civic Alliance 192,495
  • Party of Pensioners of Romania 175,676
  • Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party
  • National Liberal Party
  • Romanian ethnic minorities parties
  • Romanian Social Democratic Party
  • National Liberal Party -- Democratic Convention
  • Romanian Ecologist Party
  • Alternative Party of Romania
  • Ecological Movement of Romania
  • Romanian Socialist Party of Workers

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?

76.0% of the 17,218,654 registered voters cast a ballot (13,088,388 ballots), down 0.3 points on 1992. 12,238,746 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democratic Party21.8% of votes26.5% of seats
  • Democratic Party12.9% of votes12.5% of seats
  • Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania6.6% of votes7.3% of seats
  • Greater Romania Party4.5% of votes5.5% of seats
  • Romanian National Unity Party4.4% of votes5.2% of seats
  • Romanian Democratic Convention30.2% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Socialist Party2.3% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Socialist Party of Labour2.1% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

Romanian Democratic Convention led Social Democratic Party by 8.4 points of the vote.

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