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1994 Turkmen parliamentary election

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1994 Turkmen parliamentary election

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All 50 seats in the Assembly of Turkmenistan
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout99.8%
  First party
 
Leader Saparmurat Niyazov
Party TDP
Leader since 27 October 1991
Last election 90%
Seats before 175
Seats won 50
Seat change Decrease 125
Percentage 100%
Swing Increase 10%

Parliamentary elections were held in Turkmenistan on 11 December 1994.[1] All 50 seats were won by the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, the only party registered prior to the elections,[2] with only one of the 50 constituencies being contested. Voter turnout was 99.8%.[3]

Electoral system

Following the promulgation of the 1992 Constitution, the number of MPs was reduced from 175 to 50.[2] A new electoral law was adopted on 13 May 1994, and members of the Assembly were elected in 50 single-member constituencies.[2]

Result of the parliamentary election of 1994. All 50 seats were won by the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan.

Campaign

The Democratic Party was the only party to contest the elections. Only 54 candidates were proposed for the 50 constituencies, with three failing to be registered. All other candidates withdrew or were disqualified.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Democratic Party of Turkmenistan 50
Independents 0
Invalid/blank votes 78
Total 2,008,779 100 50
Registered voters/turnout 2,013,423 99.77
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p477 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ^ a b c d Turkmenistan Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. ^ Nohlen et al., p479