2004 Belarusian parliamentary election
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| Turnout | 91.04 ( 29.96 pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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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, 97 of 109, were independents.[3] Voter turnout was reported to be 91.04% in the first round.[2]
A total of 359 candidates contested the election, with oppositing 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[]
| Party | Round | Total seats |
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
| Communist Party of Belarus | 334,383 | 5.49 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +2 | |||||
| BPF Party | 200,033 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | 5,673 | 14.22 | 0 | 0 | New | |||
| Belarusian Social Democratic Party (People's Assembly) | 173,129 | 2.83 | 0 | 0 | 4,802 | 12.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| People's Coalition 5 Plus | 160,011 | 2.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Belarusian Agrarian Party | 145,004 | 2.38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | –2 | |||||
| Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus | 122,605 | 2.01 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Belarusian Social Democratic Assembly | 59,892 | 0.98 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Republican Party | 28,179 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Social Democratic Party of Popular Accord | 22,441 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | |||||
| Independents | 4,843,959 | 79.46 | 96 | 34,567 | 100.00 | 1 | 26,059 | 65.33 | 1 | 98 | +4 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 201,462 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,297,600 | 108 | 34,567 | 1 | 1 | 110 | 0 | |||||
| Source: Nohlen, IPU, Центризбирком Archived 2020-02-05 at the Wayback Machine | ||||||||||||
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References[]
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p252 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ a b c d e Belarus: Elections held in 2004 Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p261
- Parliamentary elections in Belarus
- 2004 elections in Belarus