1994 Bulgarian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 18 December 1994.^[1] The Democratic Left, the core of which was the Bulgarian Socialist Party, won 125 of the 240 seats, enough to govern without the support of parties from outside the coalition. Voter turnout was 75.3%.^[2] Following the election, Socialist Party leader Zhan Videnov became prime minister.^[3]

1994 Bulgarian parliamentary election

← 1991 18 December 1994 1997 →
All 240 seats in the National Assembly 121 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	75.23% ( 8.64pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– DL Zhan Videnov 43.50 125 +19 SDS Philip Dimitrov 24.23 69 −41 BZNS–DP Anastasia Mozer 6.51 18 New DPS Ahmed Dogan 5.44 15 −9 BBB George Ganchev 4.73 13 +13 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Reneta Indzhova Independent (Indzhova Government) Zhan Videnov DL (Videnov Government)

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Left	2,262,943	43.50	125	+19
	Union of Democratic Forces	1,260,374	24.23	69	−41
	People's Union (BZNS–DP)	338,478	6.51	18	+18
	Movement for Rights and Freedoms	283,094	5.44	15	−9
	Bulgarian Business Bloc	245,849	4.73	13	+13
	Democratic Alternative for the Republic (GOR–BSDP–ZP–ASLP)	197,057	3.79	0	0
	Bulgarian Communist Party	78,606	1.51	0	0
	New Choice Union	77,641	1.49	0	New
	Patriotic Union	74,350	1.43	0	0
	Kingdom of Bulgaria Federation	73,205	1.41	0	0
	Kingdom of Bulgaria National Movement for Crowned Democracy	40,642	0.78	0	New
	Kingdom of Bulgaria' Union of Monarchist Forces	31,884	0.61	0	New
	Bulgarian National Radical Party	27,853	0.54	0	0
	Democratic Party of Justice	24,023	0.46	0	New
	Movement for the Protection of Pensioners, the Unemployed, and Underprivileged Citizens	18,934	0.36	0	New
	Party of Democratic Change	14,145	0.27	0	New
	Bulgarian Agrarian National Union – 'Turnovo Constitution' National Block	13,176	0.25	0	New
	Organisation of Invalids and Underprivileged Citizens of Bulgaria	12,978	0.25	0	0
	Forward Bulgaria Movement	10,105	0.19	0	New
	Era-3	8,923	0.17	0	–
	Christian Democratic Union	8,246	0.16	0	New
	Free Democratic Party	7,463	0.14	0	0
	Transfiguration Forum	7,447	0.14	0	New
	Democratic Party of Bulgaria	6,439	0.12	0	New
	Alliance for Socialism	6,019	0.12	0	New
	Bulgarian League for the Protection of the Rights of People and Citizens	5,957	0.11	0	New
	Union of Justice	5,029	0.10	0	New
	Bulgarian Revolutionary Party of Youth	4,703	0.09	0	0
	Free Co-operative Party	4,300	0.08	0	0
	Union of Free Democrats	3,999	0.08	0	New
	Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party	3,827	0.07	0	0
	BRSP – Bulgarian Worker-Rural Party	3,661	0.07	0	0
	Bulgarian Fatherland Party – 'National Union'	3,652	0.07	0	0
	Bulgarian National Union	3,565	0.07	0	New
	Party of Proprietors of Bulgaria	3,558	0.07	0	0
	Front of Progressive Forces of Bulgaria	3,457	0.07	0	New
	National Liberal Party–Stefan Stambolov	2,876	0.06	0	0
	Democratic Party of Labour	2,450	0.05	0	New
	Republican Party of Bulgaria	1,973	0.04	0	New
	Bulgarian Democratic Party for European and World States	1,924	0.04	0	0
	Bulgarian Eagle Party	1,605	0.03	0	0
	Union of Non-partisan Guarantors	1,357	0.03	0	0
	Union of Bulgarian Communities	1,165	0.02	0	New
	Civic Initiative DGI–SDS Movement	372	0.01	0	New
	Unity Party	143	0.00	0	New
	Alliance of the Nation – Movement of the Downtrodden	57	0.00	0	New
	Independents	12,561	0.24	0	0
Total		5,202,065	100.00	240	0
Valid votes		5,202,065	98.82
Invalid/blank votes		62,383	1.18
Total votes		5,264,448	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		6,997,954	75.23
Source: University of Essex