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The 2009 European Parliament election in Slovenia was the election of the delegation from Slovenia to the European Parliament in 2009.
| Source | Date | SDS | SD | LDS | DeSUS | NSi | Zares | SNS | SLS | NLPD | SMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediana | 11–13 May | 19.5% (2) | 17.4% (2) | 12.7% (1) | 11.7% (1) | 10.2% (1) | 8.6% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 2.2% | N/A |
| Delo | 12–14 May | 21% (2) | 16% (2) | 12% (1) | 5.5% | 10% (1) | 11% (1) | 4% | 4% | N/A | 4% |
| Delo | 21–22 May | 20% (2) | 15% (1) | 9% (1) | 9% (1) | 10% (1) | 11% (1) | 2% | 2% | N/A | 2% |
| Zurnal | 28 May | 28% (3) | 24% (2) | 7% | 6% | 10% (1) | 12% (1) | 4% | 4% | N/A | N/A |
| Delo | 27–28 May | 22% (2) | 16% (2) | 8% (1) | 7% | 9% (1) | 13% (1) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mediana | 25–27 May | 20.6% (2) | 15.9% (1) | 8.3% (1) | 11.1% (1) | 11.3% (1) | 8% | 3.4% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.4% |
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial | +/– | Post-Lisbon | +/– | |||||
| Slovenian Democratic Party | 123,563 | 26.66 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +1 | ||
| Social Democrats | 85,407 | 18.43 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| New Slovenia | 76,866 | 16.58 | 1 | –1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Liberal Democracy of Slovenia | 53,212 | 11.48 | 1 | –1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Zares | 45,238 | 9.76 | 1 | New | 1 | 0 | ||
| Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia | 33,292 | 7.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Slovenian People's Party | 16,601 | 3.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Slovenian National Party | 13,227 | 2.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Youth Party – European Greens | 9,093 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| United Greens | 3,382 | 0.73 | 0 | New | 0 | 0 | ||
| Independent List for the Rights of Patients | 2,064 | 0.45 | 0 | New | 0 | 0 | ||
| Christian Socialists of Slovenia | 1,527 | 0.33 | 0 | New | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 463,472 | 100.00 | 7 | 0 | 8 | +1 | ||
| Valid votes | 463,472 | 96.14 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 18,586 | 3.86 | ||||||
| Total votes | 482,058 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,699,755 | 28.36 | ||||||
| Source: DVK, DVK | ||||||||
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