Tajikistani parliamentary election, 2015
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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 | 65.4 | 35 | 16 | 51 | –4 | |
| Agrarian Party | 11.7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | |
| Party of Economic Reforms | 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 | ||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "OSCE To Monitor Tajik Parliamentary Elections". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ Electoral system IPU
- ↑ Central Election Commission: Turnout at Tajikistan’s parliamentary polls reaches 82% Focus News Agency, 1 March 2015
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