Slovakia 2016 parliamentary election
What was the result of the 2016 parliamentary election in Slovakia?
Direction – Social Democracy won 49 of 150 seats with 28.3% of the vote. 59.8% 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 : Direction – Social Democracy won 49 of 150 seats with 28.3% of the vote; 59.8% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 0.7 points on 2012.
- Direction – Social Democracy 49 −34 seats 28.3% −16.1 points
- Freedom and Solidarity 21 +10 seats 12.1% +6.2 points
- Ordinary People and Independent 19 +3 seats 11.0% +2.5 points
- Slovak National Party 15 +15 seats 8.6% +4.1 points
- People's Party Our Slovakia 14 +14 seats 8.0% +6.5 points
- We Are Family 11 6.6%
- Most–Híd 11 −2 seats 6.5% −0.4 points
- Network 10 5.6%
- 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 2012 parliamentary election, party by party.
- Direction – Social Democracy49
- Freedom and Solidarity21
- Ordinary People and Independent19
- Slovak National Party15
- People's Party Our Slovakia14
- Most–Híd11
- We Are Family11
- Network10
Key numbers
28.3%
Share of the vote won by Direction – Social Democracy
Direction – Social Democracy won 49 of 150 seats. A majority needs 76.
+15 seats
Seats gained by Slovak National Party
The largest gain in seats compared with 2012. Direction – Social Democracy lost 34 seats.
59.8%
Voter turnout
Up 0.7 points on 2012.
Seats and votes by party
| Party | Seats | ± seats | % | ± points | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direction – Social Democracy | 49 | −34 | 28.3 | −16.1 | 737,481 |
| Freedom and Solidaritywith Civic Conservative Party | 21 | +10 | 12.1 | +6.2 | 315,558 |
| Ordinary People and Independentwith Change from the Bottom, DU and New Majority | 19 | +3 | 11.0 | +2.5 | 287,611 |
| Slovak National Party | 15 | +15 | 8.6 | +4.1 | 225,386 |
| People's Party Our Slovakia | 14 | +14 | 8.0 | +6.5 | 209,779 |
| We Are Family | 11 | 6.6 | 172,860 | ||
| Most–Híd | 11 | −2 | 6.5 | −0.4 | 169,593 |
| Network | 10 | 5.6 | 146,205 | ||
| Christian Democratic Movement | 0 | −16 | 4.9 | −3.9 | 128,908 |
| Hungarian Coalition | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | −0.2 | 105,495 |
± is the change against the Slovakia 2012 parliamentary election, party by party.
Votes by party
- Direction – Social Democracy 737,481
- Freedom and Solidarity 315,558
- Ordinary People and Independent 287,611
- Slovak National Party 225,386
- People's Party Our Slovakia 209,779
- We Are Family 172,860
- Most–Híd 169,593
- Network 146,205
- Christian Democratic Movement 128,908
- Hungarian Coalition 105,495
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?
59.8% of the 4,426,760 registered voters cast a ballot (2,648,184 ballots), up 0.7 points on 2012. 2,607,750 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 2002 in our data.
How do the votes compare with the seats?
- Direction – Social Democracy28.3% of votes32.7% of seats
- Freedom and Solidarity12.1% of votes14.0% of seats
- Ordinary People and Independent11.0% of votes12.7% of seats
- Slovak National Party8.6% of votes10.0% of seats
- People's Party Our Slovakia8.0% of votes9.3% of seats
- We Are Family6.6% of votes7.3% of seats
- Most–Híd6.5% of votes7.3% of seats
- Network5.6% of votes6.7% of seats
- Christian Democratic Movement4.9% of votes0.0% of seats
- Hungarian Coalition4.0% of votes0.0% of seats
The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 6.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 7.3 by votes and 5.7 by seats; Direction – Social Democracy led Freedom and Solidarity by 16.2 points of the vote.
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