1994 Slovak parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Slovakia on 30 September and 1 October 1994. The early elections were necessary after the Vladimír Mečiar 1992 government had been recalled in March 1994 by the National Council and a new temporary government under Jozef Moravčík had been created at the same time.

1994 Slovak parliamentary election

30 September–1 October 1994
All 150 seats in the National Council 76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	75.65% ( 8.52 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Vladimír Mečiar Peter Weiss Béla Bugár Party HZDS SDĽ MKDM/MKDH Alliance SV MK Last election 74 seats, 37.3% 29 seats, 19.8% 14 seats, 9.7% Seats won 61 18 17 Seat change 13 11 3 Popular vote 1,005,488 299,496 292,936 Percentage 35.0% 10.4% 10.2% Swing 2.3 pp 9.4 pp 0.5 pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Ján Čarnogurský Jozef Moravčík Ján Ľupták Party KDH DEÚS ZRS Last election 18 seats, 8.9 % Did not exist Did not exist Seats won 17 15 13 Seat change 1 New New Popular vote 289,987 246,444 211,321 Percentage 10.1% 8.6% 7.4% Swing 1.2 pp New New   Seventh party   Leader Ján Slota Party SNS Last election 15 seats, 8.0% Seats won 9 Seat change 6 Popular vote 155,359 Percentage 5.4% Swing 2.5 pp
Prime Minister before election Jozef Moravčík DEÚS Elected Prime Minister Vladimír Mečiar HZDS

The governing Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) lost seats, but remained the largest party in the National Council with over three times as many seats as the second-placed Common Choice, a left-wing alliance, which almost failed to enter the parliament despite its good performance in pre-election opinion polls. After the election, the HZDS formed a coalition with the Union of the Workers of Slovakia and the Slovak National Party.

Participating parties

Party		Ideology	Political position	Leader
	Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS)	Slovak nationalism Populism	Syncretic	Vladimír Mečiar
	Common Choice (SV)	Social democracy Democratic socialism	Centre-left	Peter Weiss
	Hungarian Coalition (MKDM/MKDH–EGY–MPP)	Hungarian minority interests Christian democracy	Centre-right	Béla Bugár
	Christian Democratic Movement (KDH)	Christian democracy Social conservatism	Centre-right	Ján Čarnogurský
	Democratic Union of Slovakia (DEÚS)	Christian democracy Liberalism	Centre	Jozef Moravčík
	Union of the Workers of Slovakia (ZRS)	Slovak nationalism Left-wing populism	Far-left	Ján Ľupták
	Slovak National Party (SNS)	Ultranationalism Right-wing populism	Far-right	Ján Slota

Results

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Movement for a Democratic Slovakia–Peasants' Party of Slovakia	1,005,488	34.97	–2.29	61	–13
	Common Choice	299,496	10.42	–9.36	18	–11
	Hungarian Coalition (MKM–E–MPP)	292,936	10.19	+0.47	17	+3
	Christian Democratic Movement	289,987	10.08	+1.20	17	–1
	Democratic Union of Slovakia	246,444	8.57	New	15	New
	Union of the Workers of Slovakia	211,321	7.35	New	13	New
	Slovak National Party	155,359	5.40	–2.53	9	–6
	Democratic Party	98,555	3.43	+0.12	0	0
	Communist Party of Slovakia	78,419	2.73	+1.97	0	0
	Christian Social Union	59,217	2.06	–0.99	0	0
	New Slovakia	38,369	1.33	New	0	New
	Anti-Corruption Party	37,929	1.32	New	0	New
	Movement for a Prosperous Czech Republic and Slovakia	30,292	1.05	New	0	New
	Roma Civic Initiative	19,542	0.68	+0.08	0	0
	Social Democracy	7,121	0.25	New	0	New
	Real Social Democratic Party of Slovaks	3,573	0.12	New	0	New
	Rally for the Republic–The Republicans	1,410	0.05	–0.28	0	0
Total		2,875,458	100.00	–	150	0
Valid votes		2,875,458	98.05
Invalid/blank votes		57,211	1.95
Total votes		2,932,669	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,876,555	75.65
Source: Nohlen & Stöver