The elections to the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of Romania were held on December 11, 2016. The elections were held in the framework of the new electoral system, adopted in 2015 , which provided for a return to the proportional electoral system, the last time used in the 2004 elections . The new electoral law provides for a representation rate of 73,000 residents for deputies and 168,000 residents for senators. As a result of the election, 466 deputies were elected (308 deputies, 18 deputies of national minorities, and 134 senators). The Romanian diaspora will be represented by 4 deputies and 2 senators. For the first time, mail-order voting for this type of election was made possible.
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| Parliamentary Elections in Romania | |||
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| December 11, 2016 | |||
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| Party head | Liviu Dragnea | Alina Gorgiu | Nikushor Dan |
| The consignment | Social Democratic Party | National Liberal Party | Union “Save Romania” |
| Seats received | 154 (PD) 67 (s) | 69 (PD) 30 (s) | 30 (PD) 13 (s) |
| Votes | 3.204.864 (PD) 3.221.786 (C) (44.14% (PD) 45.68% (s)) | 1.412.377 (PD) 1.440.193 (C) (19.45% (PD) 20.42% (s)) | 625.154 (PD) 629.375 (s) (8.61% (PD) 8.92% (s)) |
| Change in the percentage of votes | ▲ 7.73% (PD) ▲ 12.16% (s) | ▼ 4.82% (PD) ▼ 7.99% (s) | - |
| Past number of seats | 150 (PD) 59 (s) | 100 (PD) 50 (s) | - |
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| Party head | Hunor Kelemen | Calin Popescu Tericanu | Traian Basescu |
| The consignment | Democratic Union of Hungarians of Romania | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats | Party "Popular Movement" |
| Seats received | 21 (PD) 9 (C) | 20 (PD) 9 (C) | 18 (PD) 8 (C) |
| Votes | 435.969 (PD) 440.409 (s) (6.00% (PD) 6.24% (s)) | 396.386 (PD) 423.728 (s) (5.46% (PD) 6.01% (s)) | 376.891 (PD) 398.791 (s) (5.19% (PD) 5.65% (s)) |
| Change in the percentage of votes | ▲ 1.63% (PD) ▲ 1.13% (s) | - | - |
| Past number of seats | 18 (PD) 9 (C) | - | - |
Summary
According to the results of the elections, the Social Democratic Party won, having won the majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of Romania. In addition to the Social Democrats, national Liberals , representatives of the parties Save the Romania Union , the Democratic Union of Hungarians of Romania , the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats and the Popular Movement are in both houses of parliament.
| Parties and coalitions | Chamber of Deputies | The senate | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote | % | Places | +/− | Vote | % | Places | +/− | ||
| Social Democratic Party | 3 204 864 | 44.14% | 154 | ▲ 4 | 3,221,786 | 45.68% | 67 | ▲ 8 | |
| National Liberal Party | 1 412 377 | 19.45% | 69 | ▼ 31 | 1 440 193 | 20.42% | thirty | ▼ 20 | |
| Union “Save Romania” | 625 154 | 8.61% | thirty | - | 629,375 | 8.92% | 13 | - | |
| Democratic Union of Hungarians of Romania | 435 969 | 6.21% | 21 | ▲ 3 | 440,409 | 6.24% | 9 | ▬ | |
| Alliance of Liberals and Democrats | 396 386 | 5.46% | 20 | - | 423,728 | 6.01% | 9 | - | |
| Party "Popular Movement" | 376 891 | 5.19% | 18 | - | 398 791 | 5.65% | eight | - | |
| "United Romania" | 196 397 | 2.70% | 0 | - | 207 977 | 2.95% | 0 | - | |
| "Great Romania" | 73,264 | 1.01% | 0 | ▬ | 83 568 | 1.18% | 0 | ▬ | |
| Minority Parties | 94 028 | 1.29% | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Independent Candidates | 77 224 | 1.10% | 0 | - | 21 395 | 0.30% | 0 | - | |
| Other | 155,560 | 2.14% | 0 | - | 185,744 | 2.63% | 0 | - | |
| Total (39.48%) | 7 038 852 | 100.00% | 329 | - | 7 258 939 | 100.00% | 136 | - | |
Notes
Links
- Biroul Electoral Central - Alegerile pentru Senat și Camera Deputaților din data de 11 decembrie 2016 , parlamentare2016.bec.ro (rum.)
- Rezultate Alegeri Parlamentare 2016 Exit Poll (rum.)