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Slovakia 2006 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 2006 parliamentary election in Slovakia?

Direction – Social Democracy won 50 of 150 seats with 29.1% of the vote. 54.7% 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 : Direction – Social Democracy won 50 of 150 seats with 29.1% of the vote; 54.7% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 15.3 points on 2002.

  • Direction – Social Democracy 50 +25 seats 29.1% +15.7 points
  • Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party 31 +3 seats 18.4% +3.3 points
  • Slovak National Party 20 +20 seats 11.7% +8.4 points
  • Hungarian Coalition 20 0 seats 11.7% +0.5 points
  • People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia 15 −21 seats 8.8% −10.7 points
  • Christian Democratic Movement 14 −1 seat 8.3% +0.1 points
  • Communist Party of Slovakia 0 −11 seats 3.9% −2.4 points
  • Free Forum 0 3.5%
  • 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 2002 parliamentary election, party by party.

76 of 150 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 29.1%

    Share of the vote won by Direction – Social Democracy

    Direction – Social Democracy won 50 of 150 seats. A majority needs 76.

  2. +25 seats

    Seats gained by Direction – Social Democracy

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2002. People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia lost 21 seats.

  3. 54.7%

    Voter turnout

    Down 15.3 points on 2002.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Direction – Social Democracy50+2529.1+15.7671,185
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party31+318.4+3.3422,815
Slovak National Party20+2011.7+8.4270,230
Hungarian Coalition20011.7+0.5269,111
People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia15−218.8−10.7202,540
Christian Democratic Movement14−18.3+0.1191,443
Communist Party of Slovakia0−113.9−2.489,418
Free Forumwith Change from the Bottom, DU03.579,963
Alliance of the New Citizen0−151.4−6.632,775

± is the change against the Slovakia 2002 parliamentary election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Direction – Social Democracy 671,185
  • Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party 422,815
  • Slovak National Party 270,230
  • Hungarian Coalition 269,111
  • People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia 202,540
  • Christian Democratic Movement 191,443
  • Communist Party of Slovakia 89,418
  • Free Forum 79,963
  • Alliance of the New Citizen 32,775

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?

54.7% of the 4,272,517 registered voters cast a ballot (2,335,917 ballots), down 15.3 points on 2002. 2,303,139 of them were valid votes. The lowest turnout of this kind in our data, which begins in 1990.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Direction – Social Democracy29.1% of votes33.3% of seats
  • Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party18.4% of votes20.7% of seats
  • Slovak National Party11.7% of votes13.3% of seats
  • Hungarian Coalition11.7% of votes13.3% of seats
  • People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia8.8% of votes10.0% of seats
  • Christian Democratic Movement8.3% of votes9.3% of seats
  • Communist Party of Slovakia3.9% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Free Forum3.5% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 5.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.1 by votes and 4.8 by seats; Direction – Social Democracy led Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party by 10.8 points of the vote.

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