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Romania 2009 European Parliament election

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

Social Democratic Party and Democratic Liberal Party each won 10 of 33 seats. 27.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which parties won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democratic Party and Democratic Liberal Party each won 10 of 33 seats, more than any other party; 27.7% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.8 points on 2007.

  • Social Democratic Party 10 0 seats 31.1% +8.0 points
  • Democratic Liberal Party 10 29.7%
  • National Liberal Party 5 −1 seat 14.5% +1.1 points
  • Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania 3 +1 seat 8.9% +3.4 points
  • Greater Romania Party 3 +3 seats 8.7% +4.5 points
  • Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party 0 0 seats 1.4% +0.1 points
  • Humanist Party / Conservative Party 1 +1 seat
  • 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 2007 European Parliament election, party by party.

Key numbers

  1. +3 seats

    Seats gained by Greater Romania Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2007. National Liberal Party lost 1 seat.

  2. 27.7%

    Voter turnout

    Down 1.8 points on 2007.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Social Democratic Party10031.1+8.01,504,218
Democratic Liberal Party1029.71,438,000
National Liberal Party5−114.5+1.1702,974
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania3+18.9+3.4431,739
Greater Romania Party3+38.7+4.5419,094
Independents104.2+0.7204,280
Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party001.4+0.170,428
Humanist Party / Conservative Party1+1

± is the change against the Romania 2007 European Parliament election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Social Democratic Party 1,504,218
  • Democratic Liberal Party 1,438,000
  • National Liberal Party 702,974
  • Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania 431,739
  • Greater Romania Party 419,094
  • Independents 204,280
  • Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party 70,428
  • Humanist Party / Conservative Party

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?

27.7% of the 18,197,316 registered voters cast a ballot (5,035,299 ballots), down 1.8 points on 2007. 4,840,033 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Social Democratic Party31.1% of votes30.3% of seats
  • Democratic Liberal Party29.7% of votes30.3% of seats
  • National Liberal Party14.5% of votes15.2% of seats
  • Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania8.9% of votes9.1% of seats
  • Greater Romania Party8.7% of votes9.1% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.5 by votes and 4.4 by seats; Social Democratic Party led Democratic Liberal Party by 1.4 points of the vote.

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