Parliamentary elections in Slovenia for member seats of National Assembly of Slovenia have been regularly held since first democratic elections in 1990. [1] [2]
Parliamentary elections in Slovenia for member seats of National Assembly of Slovenia have been regularly held since first democratic elections in 1990. [1] [2]
At all democratic elections since 1990. [3] [4]
| No. | Elections | Registered | Voted | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Republic of Slovenia | ||||
| I | 8 April 1990 | 1,490,136 | 1,241,212 1,238,189 | 83,30% 83,09% |
| Slovenia | ||||
| II | 6 December 1992 | 1,491,374 | 1,277,604 | 85,66% |
| III | 10 November 1996 | 1,542,218 | 1,136,211 | 73,70% |
| IV | 15 October 2000 | 1,588,528 | 1,114,170 | 70,14% |
| V | 3 October 2004 | 1,634,402 | 991,263 | 60,65% |
| VI | 21 September 2008 | 1,696,437 | 1,070,523 | 63,10% |
| VII | 4 December 2011 | 1,709,692 | 1,121,573 | 65,60% |
| VIII | 13 July 2014 | 1,713,067 | 885,860 | 51,71% |
| IX | 3 June 2018 | 1,712,676 | 901.454 | 52,63% |
| X | 24 April 2022 | 1,695,771 | 1,203,373 | 70,96% |
All democratic winning parties in National Assembly of Slovenia since 1990.
| # | Logo | Party | Elections | Seats | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Republic of Slovenia | ||||||
| I |  | Party of Democratic Renewal | 1990 | 14 | 186,928 | 17,28% |
| Slovenia | ||||||
| II | Liberal Democratic Party | 1992 | 22 | 278,851 | 23,46% | |
| III | Liberal Democracy of Slovenia | 1996 | 25 | 288,783 | 27,01% | |
| VI | Liberal Democracy of Slovenia | 2000 | 34 | 390,306 | 36,26% | |
| V |  | Slovenian Democratic Party | 2004 | 29 | 281,710 | 29,08% |
| VI |  | Social Democrats | 2008 | 29 | 320,248 | 30,45% |
| VII |  | Positive Slovenia | 2011 | 28 | 314,273 | 28,51% |
| VIII |  | Modern Centre Party | 2014 | 36 | 301,563 | 34,49% |
| IX | | Slovenian Democratic Party | 2018 | 26 | 288,719 | 24,92% |
| X |  | Freedom Movement | 2022 | 41 | 405,903 | 34,53% |
There are 8 main voting units, each unit further divided into 11 separate electoral districts. That is how we get 88 regular members of parliament in total, one voted from each district.
2 additional members of Italian and Hungarian minority form total 90 seats. For coalition to constitute the government, they need at least 46 regular members, two minority members don't count.
| # | 8 units | 11 electoral districts | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 1 | Kranj | Jesenice | Radovljica I | Radovljica II | Kranj I | Kranj II | Kranj III | Tržič | Škofja Loka I | Škofja Loka II | Kamnik | Idrija |
| 2 | Postojna | Tolmin | Piran | Izola | Koper I | Koper II | Sežana | Ilirska Bistrica | Postojna | Nova Gorica I | Nova Gorica II | Ajdovščina |
| 3 | Center (Ljubljana) | Logatec | Vrhnika | Rudnik I (Ljubljana Vič) | Rudnik II (Ljubljana Vič) | Rudnik III (Ljubljana Vič) | Rudnik IV (Ljubljana Vič) | Center (Ljubljana) | Šiška I (Ljubljana) | Šiška II (Ljubljana) | Šiška III (Ljubljana) | Šiška IV (Ljubljana) |
| 4 | Bežigrad (Ljubljana) | Kočevje | Ribnica | Grosuplje | Litija | Moste-Polje I (Ljubljana) | Moste-Polje II (Ljubljana) | Moste-Polje III (Ljubljana) | Bežigrad I (Ljubljana) | Bežigrad II (Ljubljana) | Domžale I | Domžale II |
| 5 | Celje | Šentjur pri Celju | Celje I | Celje II | Žalec I | Žalec II | Mozirje | Velenje I | Velenje II | Sl. Gradec | Ravne na Koroškem | Radlje ob Dravi |
| 6 | Novo mesto | Črnomelj | Novo mesto I | Novo mesto II | Trebnje | Brežice | Krško | Sevnica | Laško | Hrastnik | Trbovlje | Zagorje ob Savi |
| 7 | Maribor | Šmarje pri Jelšah | Sl. Bistrica | Sl. Konjice | Ruše | Maribor I | Maribor II | Maribor III | Maribor IV | Maribor V | Maribor VI | Maribor VII |
| 8 | Ptuj | Lendava | Ormož | Ljutomer | M. Sobota I | M. Sobota II | G. Radgona | Lenart | Pesnica | Ptuj I | Ptuj II | Ptuj III |
| 9 | Koper | 1 member of Italian minority | ||||||||||
| 10 | Lendava | 1 member of Hungarian minority | ||||||||||
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