2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria

2009 European Parliament election in Bulgaria
7 June 2009
18 seats to the European Parliament
Turnout 37.5%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Rumiana Jeleva Ivaylo Kalfin Filiz Hyusmenova
Party GERB BSP DPS
Alliance EPP S&D ALDE
Last election 5 seats, 21.68% 5 seats, 21.41% 4 seats, 20.26%
Seats won 5 4 3
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 627,693 476,618 364,197
Percentage 24.36% 18.50% 14.14%
Swing 2.68 2.91 6.12
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Dimitar Stoyanov Meglena Kuneva Nadezhda Mihaylova
Party Ataka NDSV Blue Coalition
Alliance NI ALDE EPP
Last election 3 seats, 14.20% 1 seat, 6,27% 0 seats, 9,09%
Seats won 2 2 2
Seat change 1 1 2
Popular vote 308,052 205,146 204,817
Percentage 11.96% 7.96% 7.95%
Swing 2.24 1.69 1.14

The election of the delegation from Bulgaria to the European Parliament was held on Sunday, 7 June 2009. As a result of the Treaty of Nice – that became active in November 2004 – the number of Bulgarian delegates in the European Parliament decreased from 18 (in 2007) to 17 delegates. When the Treaty of Lisbon was ratified, the number of Bulgarian Delegates increased to 18 again, giving a second seat to the Blue Coalition.

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