2016 Romanian parliamentary election

2016 Romanian parliamentary election
Romania
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Turnout39.46% (Decrease 2.30pp)
Chamber of Deputies

All 329 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
165 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
PSD Liviu Dragnea 45.48 154 +4
PNL Alina Gorghiu 20.04 69 −31
USR Nicușor Dan 8.87 30 New
UDMR Hunor Kelemen 6.19 21 +3
ALDE Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu 5.62 20 New
PMP Traian Băsescu 5.35 18 New
Minority parties Varujan Pambuccian[a] 1.35 17 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Senate

All 136 seats in the Senate
69 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats +/–
PSD Liviu Dragnea 45.68 67 +8
PNL Alina Gorghiu 20.42 30 −20
USR Nicușor Dan 8.92 13 New
UDMR Hunor Kelemen 6.24 9 0
ALDE Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu 6.01 9 New
PMP Traian Băsescu 5.65 8 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by electoral district
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Dacian Cioloș
Independent (technocratic)
Sorin Grindeanu
PSD

Parliamentary elections were held in Romania on 11 December 2016.[1] They were the first held under a new electoral system adopted in 2015, which saw a return to the proportional electoral system last used in the 2004 elections. The new electoral legislation provides a norm of representation for deputies of 73,000 inhabitants and 168,000 inhabitants for senators, which decreased the number of MPs.[2]

A total of 466 parliamentary seats (308 deputies, 18 minority deputies, and 134 senators) were contested, compared with the 588 parliamentarians elected in 2012. The diaspora was represented by four deputies and two senators, elected by postal vote.[3] The elections saw a turnout of 39.5%, lower than in 2012 but slightly higher than in the 2008 elections.


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  1. ^ "Alegeri parlamentare 2016. Guvernul a decis ca pe 11 decembrie sa votam senatorii si deputatii". Știrile ProTV. 31 August 2016.
  2. ^ Pană, Ştefan (5 January 2016). "ANALIZĂ: 2016, anul alegerilor locale şi parlamentare. Noile reguli electorale". Mediafax.
  3. ^ "Legea votului prin corespondenţă, promulgată de preşedinte". Gândul. 19 November 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

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