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Slovakia 2012 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 2012 parliamentary election in Slovakia?

Direction – Social Democracy won 83 of 150 seats with 44.4% of the vote. 59.1% 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 83 of 150 seats with 44.4% of the vote; 59.1% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 0.3 points on 2010.

  • Direction – Social Democracy 83 +21 seats 44.4% +9.6 points
  • Christian Democratic Movement 16 +1 seat 8.8% +0.3 points
  • Ordinary People and Independent 16 +12 seats 8.6%
  • Most–Híd 13 +3 seats 6.9% −1.2 points
  • Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party 11 −17 seats 6.1% −9.3 points
  • Freedom and Solidarity 11 −7 seats 5.9% −6.3 points
  • Slovak National Party 0 −9 seats 4.5% −0.5 points
  • Hungarian Coalition 0 0 seats 4.3% −0.1 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 2010 parliamentary election, party by party.

76 of 150 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 44.4%

    Share of the vote won by Direction – Social Democracy

    Direction – Social Democracy won 83 of 150 seats. A majority needs 76.

  2. +21 seats

    Seats gained by Direction – Social Democracy

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2010. Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party lost 17 seats.

  3. 59.1%

    Voter turnout

    Up 0.3 points on 2010.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Direction – Social Democracy83+2144.4+9.61,134,280
Christian Democratic Movement16+18.8+0.3225,361
Ordinary People and Independent16+128.6218,537
Most–Híd13+36.9−1.2176,088
Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party11−176.1−9.3155,744
Freedom and Solidarity11−75.9−6.3150,266
Slovak National Party0−94.5−0.5116,420
Hungarian Coalition004.3−0.1109,483
99% – Civic Voice01.640,488
People's Party Our Slovakia001.6+0.340,460
Change from the Bottom, DU01.333,155
Alliance of the New Citizen01.231,159

± is the change against the Slovakia 2010 parliamentary election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Direction – Social Democracy 1,134,280
  • Christian Democratic Movement 225,361
  • Ordinary People and Independent 218,537
  • Most–Híd 176,088
  • Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party 155,744
  • Freedom and Solidarity 150,266
  • Slovak National Party 116,420
  • Hungarian Coalition 109,483
  • 99% – Civic Voice 40,488
  • People's Party Our Slovakia 40,460
  • Change from the Bottom, DU 33,155
  • Alliance of the New Citizen 31,159

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?

59.1% of the 4,392,451 registered voters cast a ballot (2,596,443 ballots), up 0.3 points on 2010. 2,553,726 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 2002 in our data.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Direction – Social Democracy44.4% of votes55.3% of seats
  • Christian Democratic Movement8.8% of votes10.7% of seats
  • Ordinary People and Independent8.6% of votes10.7% of seats
  • Most–Híd6.9% of votes8.7% of seats
  • Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party6.1% of votes7.3% of seats
  • Freedom and Solidarity5.9% of votes7.3% of seats
  • Slovak National Party4.5% of votes0.0% of seats
  • Hungarian Coalition4.3% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 9.5 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.4 by votes and 2.9 by seats; Direction – Social Democracy led Christian Democratic Movement by 35.6 points of the vote.

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