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Slovenia 1996 parliamentary election

What was the result of the 1996 parliamentary election in Slovenia?

Liberal Democracy of Slovenia won 25 of 90 seats with 27.0% of the vote. 73.7% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Slovenia
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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Liberal Democracy of Slovenia won 25 of 90 seats with 27.0% of the vote; 73.7% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 12.0 points on 1992.

  • Liberal Democracy of Slovenia 25 +3 seats 27.0% +3.5 points
  • Slovenian People's Party 19 +9 seats 19.4% +10.7 points
  • Slovenian Democratic Party 16 +12 seats 16.1% +12.8 points
  • New Slovenia 10 −5 seats 9.6% −4.9 points
  • Social Democrats 9 −5 seats 9.0% −4.5 points
  • Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia 5 4.3%
  • Slovenian National Party 4 −8 seats 3.2% −6.8 points
  • Democratic Party of Slovenia 0 −6 seats 2.7% −2.3 points
  • Hungarian national community 1 0 seats
  • Italian national community 1 0 seats
  • 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 Slovenia 1992 parliamentary election, party by party.

46 of 90 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 27.0%

    Share of the vote won by Liberal Democracy of Slovenia

    Liberal Democracy of Slovenia won 25 of 90 seats. A majority needs 46.

  2. +12 seats

    Seats gained by Slovenian Democratic Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1992. Slovenian National Party lost 8 seats.

  3. 73.7%

    Voter turnout

    Down 12.0 points on 1992.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Liberal Democracy of Slovenia25+327.0+3.5288,783
Slovenian People's Party19+919.4+10.7207,186
Slovenian Democratic Party16+1216.1+12.8172,470
New Slovenia10−59.6−4.9102,852
Social Democrats9−59.0−4.596,597
Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia54.346,152
Slovenian National Party4−83.2−6.834,422
Democratic Party of Slovenia0−62.7−2.328,624
Greens of Slovenia0−51.8−1.918,853
Slovenian Craftsmen and Entrepreneurial Party001.1−0.512,335
Slovenian Forum01.111,383
Hungarian national community10
Italian national community10

± is the change against the Slovenia 1992 parliamentary election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Liberal Democracy of Slovenia 288,783
  • Slovenian People's Party 207,186
  • Slovenian Democratic Party 172,470
  • New Slovenia 102,852
  • Social Democrats 96,597
  • Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia 46,152
  • Slovenian National Party 34,422
  • Democratic Party of Slovenia 28,624
  • Greens of Slovenia 18,853
  • Slovenian Craftsmen and Entrepreneurial Party 12,335
  • Slovenian Forum 11,383
  • Hungarian national community
  • Italian national community

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?

73.7% of the 1,542,218 registered voters cast a ballot (1,136,211 ballots), down 12.0 points on 1992. 1,069,204 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Liberal Democracy of Slovenia27.0% of votes27.8% of seats
  • Slovenian People's Party19.4% of votes21.1% of seats
  • Slovenian Democratic Party16.1% of votes17.8% of seats
  • New Slovenia9.6% of votes11.1% of seats
  • Social Democrats9.0% of votes10.0% of seats
  • Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia4.3% of votes5.6% of seats
  • Slovenian National Party3.2% of votes4.4% of seats
  • Democratic Party of Slovenia2.7% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 3.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 6.3 by votes and 5.5 by seats; Liberal Democracy of Slovenia led Slovenian People's Party by 7.6 points of the vote.

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