2004 Belarusian parliamentary election

2004 Belarusian parliamentary election
Belarus
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20 March 2005 (third round)
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All 110 seats in the House of Representatives
56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout90.14%
Party Leader % Seats +/–
CPB Tatsyana Holubeva [be] 5.49 8 +2
BAP Mikhail Shimansky 2.38 3 −2
LDPB Sergei Gaidukevich 2.01 1 0
Independents 76.16 98 +4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Speaker of the House of Representatives before Speaker of the House of Representatives after
Vadim Popov [be]
Independent
Vladimir Konoplev [be]
Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in Belarus on 17 October 2004, with a second round of voting in two constituencies on 27 October, and a third round in one on 20 March 2005.[1][2] The vast majority of successful candidates, 98 of 110, were independents. Voter turnout was reported to be 90% in the first round.[2]

A total of 359 candidates contested the election, with opposing parties claiming that around 40% of their candidates were not registered.[2] The OCSE delegation noted that although all candidates were given a set amount of free television and radio airtime and a free statement in the national press, over 80% of television news time was dedicated to President Alexander Lukashenko in the five weeks before the election. They also noted concerns about the independence of the Electoral Commission and a lack of transparency during the voting and counting process.[2] The government also closed down nine independent newspapers in the lead-up to the elections.[2]

Results[edit]

Party or allianceFirst roundSecond roundThird roundTotal
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats
People's
Coalition
5 Plus
United Civic Party207,6643.4100New
Party of Communists of Belarus151,6022.49000
Belarusian Social Democratic Assembly59,8920.9800New
Total419,1586.88000
Communist Party of Belarus334,3835.49882
BPF Party205,3873.37000New
Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly)176,0322.890000
Belarusian Agrarian Party145,0042.3833–2
Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus122,6052.01110
Republican Party28,1790.46000
Social Democratic Party of Popular Accord22,4410.3700–1
Independents4,642,94976.169611984
Total6,096,138100.00108111100
Valid votes6,096,13896.80
Invalid/blank votes201,4623.20
Total votes6,297,600100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,986,16390.14
Source: Nohlen, IPU, CEC

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p252 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ a b c d e Belarus: Elections held in 2004 Inter-Parliamentary Union