2015 Tajik parliamentary election

2015 Tajikistani parliamentary election

1 March 2015

Party Leader % Seats +/– People's Democratic Party Emomali Rahmon 65.4% 51 −4 Agrarian Party Amir Qaroqulov 11.7% 5 +3 Party of Economic Reform Olimzhon Boboyev 7.5% 3 +1 Socialist Party Abduhalim Ghafarov 5.5% 1 +1 Communist Party Shodi Shabdolov 2.2% 2 0 Democratic Party 1.7% 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Parliamentary elections were held in Tajikistan on 1 March 2015.

Electoral system

The 63 members of the Assembly of Representatives were elected by two methods: 41 members were elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system, whilst 22 seats were elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, with an electoral threshold of 5%.

Campaign

A total of 288 candidates contested the elections.

Conduct

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe sent observers to the elections. None of the elections in Tajikistan since 1992 were judged either free or fair by international observers.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
			Constituency	PR	Total	+/–
People's Democratic Party		65.4	35	16	51	–4
Agrarian Party		11.7	2	3	5	+3
Party of Economic Reform		7.5	1	2	3	+1
Socialist Party		5.5	0	1	1	+1
Communist Party of Tajikistan		2.2	2	0	2	0
Democratic Party		1.7	1	0	1	+1
Islamic Renaissance Party		1.6	0	0	0	–2
Social Democratic Party		0.5	0	0	0	0
Total		100	41	22	63	0
Registered voters/turnout		87.7	–	–	–	–
Source: Asia Plus, IPU