Slovakia 1998 parliamentary election
What was the result of the 1998 parliamentary election in Slovakia?
People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia won 43 of 150 seats with 27.0% of the vote. 84.2% of registered voters cast a ballot.
Slovakia- Held:
- Final result
- ParlGov, read 5 October 2026
Which party won the most seats?
Final results from ParlGov, read : People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia won 43 of 150 seats with 27.0% of the vote; 84.2% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 8.7 points on 1994.
- People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia 43 −18 seats 27.0% −8.0 points
- Slovak Democratic Coalition 42 26.3%
- Party of the Democratic Left 23 14.7%
- Hungarian Coalition 15 +15 seats 9.1% −1.1 points
- Slovak National Party 14 +5 seats 9.1% +3.7 points
- Party of Civic Understanding 13 8.0%
- Communist Party of Slovakia 0 0 seats 2.8% +0.1 points
- Union of the Workers of Slovakia 0 −13 seats 1.3% −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 Slovakia 1994 parliamentary election, party by party.
- People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia43
- Slovak Democratic Coalition42
- Party of the Democratic Left23
- Hungarian Coalition15
- Slovak National Party14
- Party of Civic Understanding13
Key numbers
27.0%
Share of the vote won by People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia
People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia won 43 of 150 seats. A majority needs 76.
+15 seats
Seats gained by Hungarian Coalition
The largest gain in seats compared with 1994. People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia lost 18 seats.
84.2%
Voter turnout
Up 8.7 points on 1994.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia | 43 | −18 | 27.0 | −8.0 | 907,103 |
| Slovak Democratic Coalitionwith Democratic Union, Christian Democratic Movement, Social Democratic Party of Slovakia, Green Party and Democratic Party | 42 | 26.3 | 884,497 | ||
| Party of the Democratic Left | 23 | 14.7 | 492,507 | ||
| Hungarian Coalition | 15 | +15 | 9.1 | −1.1 | 306,623 |
| Slovak National Party | 14 | +5 | 9.1 | +3.7 | 304,839 |
| Party of Civic Understanding | 13 | 8.0 | 269,343 | ||
| Communist Party of Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | +0.1 | 94,015 |
| Union of the Workers of Slovakia | 0 | −13 | 1.3 | −6.0 | 43,809 |
± is the change against the Slovakia 1994 parliamentary election, party by party.
Votes by party
- People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia 907,103
- Slovak Democratic Coalition 884,497
- Party of the Democratic Left 492,507
- Hungarian Coalition 306,623
- Slovak National Party 304,839
- Party of Civic Understanding 269,343
- Communist Party of Slovakia 94,015
- Union of the Workers of Slovakia 43,809
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?
84.2% of the 4,023,191 registered voters cast a ballot (3,385,536 ballots), up 8.7 points on 1994. 3,359,176 of them were valid votes.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia27.0% of votes28.7% of seats
- Slovak Democratic Coalition26.3% of votes28.0% of seats
- Party of the Democratic Left14.7% of votes15.3% of seats
- Hungarian Coalition9.1% of votes10.0% of seats
- Slovak National Party9.1% of votes9.3% of seats
- Party of Civic Understanding8.0% of votes8.7% of seats
- Communist Party of Slovakia2.8% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 2.9 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.3 by votes and 4.8 by seats; People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia led Slovak Democratic Coalition by 0.7 points of the vote.
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