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Slovakia 2010 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 2010 parliamentary election in Slovakia?

Direction – Social Democracy won 62 of 150 seats with 34.8% of the vote. 58.8% 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 62 of 150 seats with 34.8% of the vote; 58.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 4.2 points on 2006.

  • Direction – Social Democracy 62 +12 seats 34.8% +5.7 points
  • Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party 28 −3 seats 15.4% −2.9 points
  • Freedom and Solidarity 18 12.1%
  • Christian Democratic Movement 15 +1 seat 8.5% +0.2 points
  • Most–Híd 10 8.1%
  • Slovak National Party 9 −11 seats 5.1% −6.7 points
  • Hungarian Coalition 0 −20 seats 4.3% −7.3 points
  • People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia 0 −15 seats 4.3% −4.5 points
  • Civic Conservative Party 4
  • Ordinary People and Independent 4
  • 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 2006 parliamentary election, party by party.

76 of 150 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 34.8%

    Share of the vote won by Direction – Social Democracy

    Direction – Social Democracy won 62 of 150 seats. A majority needs 76.

  2. +12 seats

    Seats gained by Direction – Social Democracy

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2006. Hungarian Coalition lost 20 seats.

  3. 58.8%

    Voter turnout

    Up 4.2 points on 2006.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Direction – Social Democracy62+1234.8+5.7880,111
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party28−315.4−2.9390,042
Freedom and Solidarity1812.1307,287
Christian Democratic Movement15+18.5+0.2215,755
Most–Híd108.1205,538
Slovak National Party9−115.1−6.7128,490
Hungarian Coalition0−204.3−7.3109,638
People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia0−154.3−4.5109,480
Party of the Democratic Left -- 200502.461,137
People's Party Our Slovakia01.333,724
Civic Conservative Party4
Ordinary People and Independent4

± is the change against the Slovakia 2006 parliamentary election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Direction – Social Democracy 880,111
  • Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party 390,042
  • Freedom and Solidarity 307,287
  • Christian Democratic Movement 215,755
  • Most–Híd 205,538
  • Slovak National Party 128,490
  • Hungarian Coalition 109,638
  • People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia 109,480
  • Party of the Democratic Left -- 2005 61,137
  • People's Party Our Slovakia 33,724
  • Civic Conservative Party
  • Ordinary People and Independent

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?

58.8% of the 4,362,369 registered voters cast a ballot (2,566,779 ballots), up 4.2 points on 2006. 2,529,385 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Direction – Social Democracy34.8% of votes41.3% of seats
  • Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party15.4% of votes18.7% of seats
  • Freedom and Solidarity12.1% of votes12.0% of seats
  • Christian Democratic Movement8.5% of votes10.0% of seats
  • Most–Híd8.1% of votes6.7% of seats
  • Slovak National Party5.1% of votes6.0% of seats
  • Hungarian Coalition4.3% of votes0.0% of seats
  • People's Party – Movement for a Democratic Slovakia4.3% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Party of the Democratic Left -- 20052.4% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 7.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 5.5 by votes and 4.2 by seats; Direction – Social Democracy led Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party by 19.4 points of the vote.

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