2014–15 Uzbek parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Uzbekistan on 21 December 2014,[1] with a second round on 4 January 2015, alongside provincial and district council elections. The Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 52 of the 135 elected seats in the Legislative Chamber.

2014–15 Uzbek parliamentary election
Uzbekistan
21 December 2014 (first round)
4 January 2015 (second round)
135 of the 150 seats in the Legislative Chamber
76 seats needed for a majority
Turnout88.94% (first round)
76.93% (second round)
PartyLeader Seats +/–
OʻzLiDeP Sodiqjon Turdiev 52 -1
Milliy Tiklanish Shavkat Mirziyoyev 36 +4
XDP Hotamjon Ketmonov 27 -4
ASDP Sobir Tursunov 20 +1
Ecological Movement Boriy Alixonov 15 0
Speaker before Speaker after
Diloram Tashmukhamedova
ASDP		 Nurdinjon Ismoilov
XDP
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Electoral system

Of the 150 members of the Legislative Chamber, 135 were directly elected from single member constituencies using the two-round system.[2] A further 15 seats were reserved for the country's Ecological Movement, which elected its members at a meeting on 21 December.[3]

Results

Of the 135 elected seats, 113 were won by candidates in the first round.[3] The remaining 22 seats were filled when run-off elections took place on 4 January 2015.[4]

PartyFirst roundSecond roundTotal
seats		+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party47552–1
Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party28836+5
People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan21627–5
Justice Social Democratic Party17320+1
Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan150
Total113221500
Total votes18,490,245–2,642,063–
Registered voters/turnout20,789,57288.943,434,34576.93
Source: CEC, CEC

References
  1. Elections in the OSCE Area in 2014 Archived 2014-04-08 at the Wayback Machine OCSE
  2. Electoral system IPU
  3. Speech by Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan M. Abdusalomova at a press conference on the preliminary results of elections to the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan Archived 2014-12-27 at the Wayback Machine Central Election Commission (in Russian)
  4. Liberal democrats get majority of seats in Uzbek parliament Archived 2015-01-10 at the Wayback Machine Trent.az, 5 January 2015.
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