1990 Parliamentary Elections: Senate

Date: 20 May 1990
Number of registered voters: 17,200,720
Turnout: 86.19%
Votes: Total Cast: 14,825,764 ); Valid: 13,956,180

      

PARTY/GROUPING VOTES VOTES SEATS % SEATS
FSN – National Salvation Front (Frontul Salvarii Nationale) 9353006 67.02 91 76.47
UDMR/RMDSZ- Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (Uniunea Democrata a Maghiarilor din Romania) 1004353 7.2 12 10.08
PNL – National Liberal Party (Partidul National Liberal) 985094 7.06 10 8.4
MER – Romanian Ecological Movement (Miscarea Ecologista din Romania) 348637 2.5 1 0.84
PNTcd - National Peasant Party - Christian Democrat (Partidul National Taranesc crestin si democrat) 341478 2.45 1 0.84
AUR (PUNR & PR) - Alliance of Romanian Unity - Party of Romanian National Unity from Transilvania and the Republican Party (Partidul Unitatii Nationale Romane din Transilvania si Partidul Republican) 300473 2.15 2 1.68
PDAR - Democratic Agrarian Party of Romania (Partidul Democrat Agrar din Romania) 221790 1.59 0 0
PER – Romanian Ecological Party (Partidul Ecologist Roman) 192574 1.38 1 0.84
PSD – Romanian Socialist Democratic Party (Partidul Socialist Democratic Roman) 152989 1.1 0 0
PSDR – Romanian Social Democratic Party (Partidul Social Democrat Roman) 69762 0.5 0 0
Democratic Group of the Centre (Grupul Democrat de Centru) 65440 0.47 0 0
PRN - Party of National Reconstruction of Romania (Partidul Reconstructiei Nationale din Romania) 52465 0.38 0 0
PLS – Party of Free Change (Partidul Liber Schimbist) 46247 0.33 0 0
PDM – Democratic Party of Work (Partidul Democrat al Muncii) 44360 0.32 0 0
ULB – Liberal Union ‘Bratianu’ (Uniunea Liberala Bratianu) 35943 0.26 0 0
Party of Young Free Democrats of Romania (Partidul Tineretului Liber Democrat din Romania) 32506 0.23 0 0
Cooperatist Party (Partidul Cooperatist) 22869 0.16 0 0
Christian Democratic Union (Uniunea Democrat Crestina) 21210 0.15 0 0
Democratic Union of the Roma of Romania (Uniunea Democrata a Romilor din Romania) 19847 0.14 0 0
FDGR – German Democratic Forum of Romania (Forumul Democrat German) 19105 0.14 0 0
Liberal Party of Freedom of Romania (Partidul Liberal (al Libertatii) din Romania) 14546 0.1 0 0
Democratic Enivronmentalist Party (Partidul Democrat Ecologist) 14496 0.1 0 0
Party of Democratic Unity (Partidul Unitatii Democratice) 14009 0.1 0 0
Party of Democratic Unity of Moldova (Partidul Unitatii Democratice din Moldova) 13111 0.09 0 0
Party of Labour (Partidul Muncii) 11397 0.08 0 0
Republican Christian Party (Partidul Republican Crestin) 11045 0.08 0 0
Grouping of the Centre 'New Romania' (Gruparea de Centru "Noua Romanie") 9405 0.07 0 0
Humanistic Ecological Party - founded in Arad (Partidul Ecologist Umanist - fondat in Arad) 8888 0.06 0 0
Democratic Turkish Muslim Union (Uniunea Democrata Turca Musulmana) 8439 0.06 0 0
Union of the Ukrainians of Romania (Uniunea Ucrainienilor din Romania) 8310 0.06 0 0
Party Christian Orthodox Union (Partidul Uniunea Crestin Ortodoxa) 7324 0.05 0 0
Democratic Union 'Tara Oasului' (Uniunea Democratica "Tara Oasului") 7131 0.05 0 0
Party of Christian Union of Romania (Partidul Uniunii Crestine din Romania) 7045 0.05 0 0
Partidul Social Democrat Crestin Roman 6964 0.05 0 0
Party of the Gypsies of Romania (Partidul Tiganilor din Romania) 5565 0.04 0 0
Party of Social Justice (New Democracy) of the Nort West of Romania (Partidul Dreptatii Sociale (Noua Democratie) de Nord-Vest din Romania) 5344 0.04 0 0
Party Alliance for Democracy (Partidul Alianta pentru Democratie) 4958 0.04 0 0
Party of Labour and Social Justice of Romania (Partidul Muncii si Dreptati Sociale din Romania) 4400 0.03 0 0
Romanian Party for a New Society (Partidul Roman pentru Noua Societate) 3860 0.03 0 0
Romanian Peasant Party (Partidul Taranesc Roman) 3547 0.03 0 0
Republican Union Party (Partidul Uniunea Republicana) 3280 0.02 0 0
Party for National and Democratic Reconstruction (Partidul pentru Reconstructia Nationala si Democratica) 3228 0.02 0 0
Democratic Party of Cluj (Partidul Democrat din Cluj) 2751 0.02 0 0
Radical Democratic Party (Partidul Radical Democrat) 2600 0.02 0 0
Free Democratic Union of Roma of Romania (Uniunea Libera Democratica a Romilor din Romania) 2505 0.02 0 0
Romanian Popular Front of National Salvation (Frontul Popular Roman Salvarii Nationale) 1660 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) 1613 0.01 0 0
Humanitarian Party of Peace (Partidul Umanitar al Pacii) 1599 0.01 0 0
Constitutional Democratic Party of Romania (Partidul Democrat Constitutional din Romania) 1224 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) 1089 0.01 0 0
Romanian National Party (Partidul National Roman) 1019 0.01 0 0
Party Democratic Future of the Motherland (Partidul Viitorul Democrat al Patriei) 1008 0.01 0 0
Democratic Progressive Party (Partidul Democrat Progresist) 914 0.01 0 0
Union of Poles of Romania 'Dom Polski' (Uniunea Polonezilor din Romania"Dom Polski") 848 0.01 0 0
National Republican Party (Partidul National Republican) 754 0.01 0 0
Workers Alliance 'Freedom' Anticommunist and Antifascist (Alianta Muncitoreasca "Libertatea" Anticomunista si Antifascista) 672 0 0 0
National Progressive Party (Partidul National Progresist) 634 0 0 0
Party of the Romanian House of Democratic Europe (Partidul Casa Romana a Europei Democratice) 553 0 0 0
Movement 'Young Democracy' (Miscarea "Tinara Democratie") 462 0 0 0
Community of the Lippovans in Romania (Comunitatea Lipovenilor din Romania) 0 0 0 0
Christian Democratic Party of the Roma in Romania (Partidul Democrat Crestin al Romilor din Romania) 0 0 0 0
Independent Hungarian Party (Partidul Independent Maghiar) 0 0 0 0
Modern Democratic Movement (Miscarea Democratia Moderna) 0 0 0 0
Socialist Party of Justice - Independent (Partidul Socialist al Dreptatii - Independent) 0 0 0 0
United Democratic Party of the Roma Woodworkers and Fiddlers in Romania (Partidul Unit Democrat al Romilor, Rudarilor,si Lautarilor din Romania) 0 0 0 0
Union of Armenians of Romania (Uniunea Armenilor din Romania) 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian Union of Banat - Bulgarian Cultural Association from Bucharest Uniunea Bulgara din Banat - Asociatia Culturala Bulgara din Bucuresti 0 0 0 0
Democratic Union of hte Serbs in Romania (Uniunea Democratica a Sirbilor din Romania) 0 0 0 0
Democratic Union of Slovaks and Czechs of Romania (Uniunea Democratica a Slovacilor si Cehilor din Romania) 0 0 0 0
Hellenic Union of Romania (Uniunea Elena din Romania) 0 0 0 0
Forum of Democracy and National Unity of Romania (Forumul Democratiei si Unitatii Nationale din Romania) 0 0 0 0
Independent Candidate Antonie Iorgovan 35754 0.26 1 0.84
Other Independent Candidates 391781 2.81 0 0
TOTAL 13956180 100 119 100


* AUR = electoral alliance of PR (Republican Party) and PUNR (Party of Romanian National Unity)

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.