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2015 Tajik parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Tajikistan on 1 March 2015.[1]

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%.[2]

Campaign

A total of 288 candidates contested the elections.[3]

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.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Constituency PR Total +/–
People's Democratic Party 2,472,262 62.5 35 16 51 –4
Agrarian Party 450,275 11.8 2 3 5 +3
Party of Economic Reforms 288,308 7.6 1 2 3 +1
Socialist Party 210,328 5.5 1 1 2 +2
Communist Party of Tajikistan 2.3 2 0 2 0
Democratic Party 1.7 0 0 0 0
Islamic Renaissance Party 1.5 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: RIA, IPU

References

  1. ^ a b "OSCE To Monitor Tajik Parliamentary Elections". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ^ Electoral system IPU
  3. ^ Central Election Commission: Turnout at Tajikistan’s parliamentary polls reaches 82% Focus News Agency, 1 March 2015