1999 Armenian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 30 May 1999.[1] There were 75 constituency seats and 56 elected on a national basis using proportional representation.[2] The result was a victory for the Unity Bloc, which won 62 of the 131 seats.[3] Overall voter turnout was 51.7%.

Results

Party Constituency National Total seats +/-
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
Unity Bloc* 33 448,133 41.3 29 62 New
Armenian Communist Party 2 130,161 12.0 8 10 0
Right and Unity Bloc 1 85,736 7.9 6 7 New
Armenian Revolutionary Federation 3 84,232 7.8 5 8 +7
Rule of Law 2 56,807 5.3 4 6 New
National Democratic Union 2 55,620 5.1 4 6 +1
Dignified Future 0 35,190 3.3 0 0 New
Union of Communist and Socialist Parties 0 26,823 2.5 0 0 New
Powerful Motherland 0 24,896 1.3 0 0 New
Union for National Self-Determination 0 24,681 2.2 0 0 -3
Motherland Bloc 0 13,293 1.2 0 0 New
Pan-Armenian National Movement 0 12,540 1.2 0 0 -62
Freedom 0 11,076 1.0 0 0 New
Democratic Party 0 10,621 1.0 0 0 New
Mission 0 8,122 0.8 0 0 0
Armenian Democratic Liberal Party 0 7,374 0.7 0 0 -4
Free Hayk Mission 0 6,526 0.6 0 0 New
Nation State 0 5,785 0.5 0 0 0
Youth Party of Armenia 0 5,675 0.5 0 0 New
Bloc of Socialist Forces and Intellectuals 0 2,588 0.2 0 0 New
Shamiram 0 2,053 0.2 0 0 New
Independents 32 - - - 32 -40
None of the above - 23,314 0.2 - - -
Invalid/blank votes - 65,568 - - - -
Total 75 1,137,133 100 56 131 -59
Source: Nohlen et al.

* The Unity Bloc was an alliance of the People's Party and the Republican Party of Armenia

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p329 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ^ Armenia Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p335 ISBN 0-19-924958-X