Romania 2014 European Parliament election
What was the result of the 2014 European Parliament election in Romania?
Social Democratic Party won 16 of 32 seats with 37.6% of the vote. 32.4% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Romania- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : Social Democratic Party won 16 of 32 seats with 37.6% of the vote; 32.4% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 4.8 points on 2009.
- Social Democratic Party 16 +6 seats 37.6% +6.5 points
- National Liberal Party 6 +1 seat 15.0% +0.5 points
- Democratic Liberal Party 5 −5 seats 12.2% −17.5 points
- Independent -- Mircea Diaconu 1 6.8%
- Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania 2 −1 seat 6.3% −2.6 points
- People's Movement Party 2 6.2%
- People's Party – Dan Diaconescu 0 3.7%
- Greater Romania Party 0 −3 seats 2.7% −6.0 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 Romania 2009 European Parliament election, party by party.
- Social Democratic Party16
- National Liberal Party6
- Democratic Liberal Party5
- Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania2
- People's Movement Party2
- Independent -- Mircea Diaconu1
Key numbers
37.6%
Share of the vote won by Social Democratic Party and its allies
It led National Liberal Party by 22.6 points of the vote.
+1 seats
Seats gained by National Liberal Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 2009. Democratic Liberal Party lost 5 seats.
32.4%
Voter turnout
Up 4.8 points on 2009.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Partywith Humanist Party / Conservative Party and National Union for the Progress of Romania | 16 | +6 | 37.6 | +6.5 | 2,093,234 |
| National Liberal Party | 6 | +1 | 15.0 | +0.5 | 835,531 |
| Democratic Liberal Party | 5 | −5 | 12.2 | −17.5 | 680,853 |
| Independent -- Mircea Diaconu | 1 | 6.8 | 379,582 | ||
| Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania | 2 | −1 | 6.3 | −2.6 | 350,689 |
| People's Movement Party | 2 | 6.2 | 345,973 | ||
| People's Party – Dan Diaconescu | 0 | 3.7 | 204,310 | ||
| Greater Romania Party | 0 | −3 | 2.7 | −6.0 | 150,484 |
| Civic Force | 0 | 2.6 | 145,181 | ||
| Romanian Ecologist Party | 0 | 1.1 | 64,232 |
± is the change against the Romania 2009 European Parliament election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Social Democratic Party 2,093,234
- National Liberal Party 835,531
- Democratic Liberal Party 680,853
- Independent -- Mircea Diaconu 379,582
- Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania 350,689
- People's Movement Party 345,973
- People's Party – Dan Diaconescu 204,310
- Greater Romania Party 150,484
- Civic Force 145,181
- Romanian Ecologist Party 64,232
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?
32.4% of the 18,221,061 registered voters cast a ballot (5,911,794 ballots), up 4.8 points on 2009. 5,566,616 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Social Democratic Party37.6% of votes50.0% of seats
- National Liberal Party15.0% of votes18.8% of seats
- Democratic Liberal Party12.2% of votes15.6% of seats
- Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania6.3% of votes6.3% of seats
- People's Movement Party6.2% of votes6.3% of seats
- Independent -- Mircea Diaconu6.8% of votes3.1% of seats
- People's Party – Dan Diaconescu3.7% of votes0.0% of seats
- Greater Romania Party2.7% of votes0.0% of seats
- Civic Force2.6% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 10.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.1 by votes and 3.1 by seats; Social Democratic Party led National Liberal Party by 22.6 points of the vote.
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