1990 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies

Date: 20 May 1990
Number of registered voters: 17,200,720
Turnout: 86.19%
Votes: Total Cast: 14,825,017; Valid: 13,707,159

      

PARTY/GROUPING VOTES VOTES SEATS % SEATS
FSN – National Salvation Front (Frontul Salvarii Nationale) 9089659 66.31 263 66.41
UDMR/ RMDSZ – Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (Uniunea Democrata a Maghiarilor din Romania) 991601 7.23 29 7.32
PNL - National Liberal Party (Partidul National Liberal) 879290 6.41 29 7.32
MER - Romanian Ecological Movement (Miscarea Ecologista din Romania) 358864 2.62 12 3.03
PNTcd – National Peasants Party – Christian Democrat (Partidul National Taranesc – Crestin Democrat) 351357 2.56 12 3.03
AUR - Alliance for Romanian Unity (alianta pentru Unitatea Romanilor)* 290875 2.12 9 2.27
PDAR – Democratic Agrarian Party of Romania (Partidul Democrat Agrar din Romania) 250403 1.83 9 2.27
PER – Romanian Ecological Party (Partidul Ecologist Roman) 232212 1.69 8 2.02
PSD - Romanian Socialist Democratic Party (Partidul Socialist Democratic Roman) 143393 1.05 5 1.26
PSDR – Romanian Social Democratic Party (Partidul Social Democrat Roman) 73014 0.53 2 0.51
Democratic Group of the Centre (Grupul Democrat de Centru) 65914 0.48 2 0.51
PDM – Democratic Party of Labour (Partidul Democrat al Muncii) 52595 0.38 1 0.25
PLS – Party of Free Change (Partidul Liber Schimbist) 47017 0.34 1 0.25
PRN - Party of National Reconstruction of Romania (Partidul Reconstructiei Nationale din Romania) 43808 0.32 1 0.25
Party of Young Free Democrats of Romania (Partidul Tineretului Liber Democrat din Romania) 43188 0.32 1 0.25
FDGR – German Democratic Forum of Romania (Forumul Democrat German) 38768 0.28 1 0.25
ULB – Liberal Union ‘Bratianu’ (Uniunea Liberala Bratianu) 36869 0.27 1 0.25
Democratic Union of the Roma of Romania (Uniunea Democrata a Romilor din Romania) 29162 0.21 1 0.25
Democratic Enivronmentalist Party (Partidul Democrat Ecologist) 26058 0.19 0 0
Cooperatist Party (Partidul Cooperatist) 24749 0.18 0 0
Christian Democratic Union (Uniunea Democrat Crestina) 24001 0.18 0 0
United Democratic Party of the Roma Woodworkers and Fiddlers in Romania (Partidul Unit Democrat al Romilor, Rudarilor,si Lautarilor din Romania) 21847 0.16 0 0
Romanian Peasant Party (Partidul Taranesc Roman) 21588 0.16 0 0
Liberal Party of Freedom of Romania (Partidul Liberal -al Libertatii- din Romania) 20744 0.15 0 0
Community of Lippovans in Romania (Comunitatea Lipovenilor din Romania) 17974 0.13 1 0.25
Party Christian Orthodox Union (Partidul Uniunea Crestin Ortodoxa) 17521 0.13 0 0
Socialist Party of Justice (Partidul Socialist al Dreptatii - Independent) 17484 0.13 0 0
Party of the Gypsies of Romania (Partidul Tiganilor din Romania) 16865 0.12 0 0
Party of Democratic Unity from Moldova (Partidul Unitatii Democratice din Moldova) 16863 0.12 0 0
Party of Democratic Unity (Partidul Unitatii Democratice) 16354 0.12 0 0
Union of the Ukrainians of Romania (Uniunea Ucrainienilor din Romania) 16179 0.12 1 0.25
Party of Christian Union (Partidul Uniunii Crestine din Romania) 14902 0.11 0 0
Humanistic Ecological Party - founded in Arad (Partidul Ecologist Umanist - fondat in Arad) 12739 0.09 0 0
Romanian Party for the New Society (Partidul Roman pentru Noua Societate) 12305 0.09 0 0
Party of Labour (Partidul Muncii) 10744 0.08 0 0
Democratic Union of the Serbs of Romania (Uniunea Democratica a Sirbilor din Romania) 9095 0.07 1 0.25
Grouping of the Centre 'New Romania' (Gruparea de Centru "Noua Romanie") 9073 0.07 0 0
Christian Republican Party (Partidul Republican Crestin) 8939 0.07 0 0
Democratic Muslim Turkish Union (Uniunea Democratica Turca Musulmana) 8600 0.06 1 0.25
Democratic Christian Party of the Roma of Romania (Partidul Democrat Crestin al Romilor din Romania) 7939 0.06 0 0
Party Alliance for Democracy (Partidul Alianta pentru Democratie) 6695 0.05 0 0
Democratic Union 'Tara Oasului' (Uniunea Democratica "Tara Oasului") 6215 0.05 0 0
Romanian Social Democratic Christian Party (Partidul Social Democrat Crestin Roman) 6194 0.05 0 0
Romanian Popular Front of National Salvation (Frontul Popular Roman Salvarii Nationale) 5208 0.04 0 0
Hellenic Union of Romania (Uniunea Elena din Romania) 4932 0.04 1 0.25
Free Democratic Union of Roma in Romania (Uniunea Libera Democratica a Romilor din Romania) 4605 0.03 0 0
Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania (Uniunea Democratica a Slovacilor si Cehilor din Romania) 4584 0.03 1 0.25
National Romanian Party (Partidul National Roman) 3983 0.03 0 0
Bulgarian Union of Banat - Bulgarian Cultural Association from Bucharest Uniunea Bulgara din Banat - Asociatia Culturala Bulgara din Bucuresti 3451 0.03 1 0.25
Radical Democratic Party (Partidul Radical Democrat) 3240 0.02 0 0
Party for National and Democratic Reconstruction (Partidul pentru Reconstructia Nationala si Democratica) 3223 0.02 0 0
Republican Union Party (Partidul Uniunea Republicana) 2693 0.02 0 0
Independent Hungarian Party (Partidul Independent Maghiar) 2578 0.02 0 0
Modern Democratic Movement (Miscarea Democratia Moderna) 2488 0.02 0 0
Union of Poles of Romania 'Dom Polski' (Uniunea Polonezilor din Romania"Dom Polski") 2372 0.02 1 0.25
Forum of Democracy and National Unity of Romania (Forumul Democratiei si Unitatii Nationale din Romania) 2176 0.02 0 0
Party of Labour and Social Justice of Romania (Partidul Muncii si Dreptatii Sociale din Romania) 2146 0.02 0 0
Party of the Democratic Future of the Motherland (Partidul Viitorul Democrat al Patriei 2091 0.02 0 0
Party of Social Justice (New Democracy) of the Nort West of Romania (Partidul Dreptatii Sociale (Noua Democratie) de Nord-Vest din Romania) 2073 0.02 0 0
National Republican Party (Partidul National Republican) 1610 0.01 0 0
Progressive Democratic Party (Partidul Democrat Progresist) 1495 0.01 0 0
Association of Former Political Prisoners/Detainees and Victims of the Dictatorship in/of Romania (Asociatia Fostilor Detinuti Politici si Victime ale Dictaturii din Romania) 1404 0.01 0 0
National Progressive Party (Partidul National Progresist) 1116 0.01 0 0
Democratic Constitutional Party of Romania (Partidul Democrat Constitutional din Romania) 946 0.01 0 0
Party for the Honouring of the Heroes of the Revolution and National Salvation (Partidul pentru Cinstirea Eroilor Revolutiei si Salvare Nationala) 891 0.01 0 0
Democratic Party of Cluj (Partidul Democrat din Cluj) 425 0 0 0
Union of Armenians of Romania (Uniunea Armenilor din Romania) 399 0 1 0.25
Party of the Romanian House of Democratic Europe (Partidul Casa Romana a Europei Democratice) 390 0 0 0
Movement 'Young Democracy' (Miscarea "Tinara Democratie") 328 0 0 0
Humanistic Party of Peace (Partidul Umanitar al Pacii) 0 0 0 0
Workers Alliance 'Freedom' Anticommunist and Antifascist (Alianta Muncitoreasca "Libertatea" Anticomunista si Antifascista) 0 0 0 0
Independents 256656 1.87 0 0
TOTAL 13707159 100 396 100


* AUR = electoral alliance of PR (Republican Party) and PUNR (Party of Romanian National Unity)
Seats2: This figure represents the % seats for each party that passed the threshold, calculated from the constitutional number of seats (328), without including the minority seats.

SOURCES:
- William Crowther 1998. 'Romania' in S. Berglund et al (eds.) The Handbook of Political Change in Eastern Europe. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
- Petre Datculescu, Klaus Liepelt (eds) 1991. Renasterea unei democratii: Alegerile din Romania de la 20 Mai 1990,, Bucuresti, Coresi.