2004 Belarusian parliamentary election

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]

2004 Belarusian parliamentary election
Belarus
17 October 2004

All 110 seats in the House of Representatives
56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout90.14%
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
CPB Tatsyana Holubeva 5.49 8 +2
BAP Mikhail Shimansky 2.38 3 -2
LDPB Sergei Gaidukevich 2.01 1 0
Independents 76.16 98 +4
Speaker of the House of Representatives before Speaker of the House of Representatives after
Vadim Popov
Independent
Vladimir Konoplev
Independent

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 First round Second round Third round Total
seats
+/–
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
People's Coalition 5 PlusUnited Civic Party207,6643.4100New
Party of Communists of Belarus151,6022.49000
Belarusian Social Democratic Assembly59,8920.9800New
Total419,1586.88000
Communist Party of Belarus334,3835.4988+2
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
Independents4,642,94976.16961198+4
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

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p252 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Belarus: Elections held in 2004 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p261
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