Template:Belarus legislative election, 2004
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| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of Belarus (Kamunistyčnaja partyja Biełarusi) | . | 8 | |
| Agrarian Party of Belarus (Ahrarnaja partyja Bełarusi) | . | 3 | |
| Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus (Liberalna-demakratyčnaja partyja Biełarusi) | . | 1 | |
| Non-partisans (worker's collectives, public associations and civil society organizations) | . | 98 | |
People's Coalition 5 Plus (Narodnaja kaalicyja "Piaciorka plus")
|
. | - | |
Democratic Centrist Coalition (Kaalicyja demakratyčnych centrystaŭ)
|
. | - | |
| Conservative Christian Party (Kansiervatyŭnaja chryścijanskaja partyja) | . | - | |
| Social Democratic Party of Popular Accord (Sacyjal-demokratyčnaja partyja "Narodnaja zhoda") | . | - | |
| Belarusian Socialist Sporting Party (Biełaruskaja sacyjalistyčnaja spartyŭnaja partyja) | . | - | |
| Republican Party of Labour and Juctice (Respublikanskaja partyja pracy i spraviadlivasci) | . | - | |
| Total (turnout 90.1 %) | 6,096,138 | 110 | |
| Registered electors | 6,986,163 | ||
| Blank or invalid ballot papers | 201,462 | ||
| Source: IPU Parline. | |||
These elections fell according to the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission [1] significantly short of OSCE commitments. Universal principles and constitutionally guaranteed rights of expression, association and assembly were seriously challenged, calling into question the Belarusian authorities’ willingness to respect the concept of political competition on a basis of equal treatment. According to this mission principles of an inclusive democratic process, whereby citizens have the right to seek political office without discrimination, candidates to present their views without obstruction, and voters to learn about them and discuss them freely, were largely ignored.
