Armenian parliamentary election, 1995

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Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 5 July 1995, with a second round on 29 July. [1] There were 150 constituency seats and 40 elected on a national basis using proportional representation. [2] The result was a victory for the Republican Bloc (an alliance of the Pan-Armenian National Movement, Democratic Liberal Party, Christian Democratic Union and the Republican Party), which won 88 of the 190 seats. [3] Overall voter turnout was 54.3%.

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Results

PartyConstituencyNationalTotal seats+/-
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Republican Bloc*68329,00043.92088New
Shamiram 0130,25217.488New
Armenian Communist Party 493,35312.4610-126
National Democratic Union 257,9967.735New
Union for National Self-Determination 042,9875.733New
Armenian Democratic Liberal Party 119,4372.601New
Will and Dashnaksutiun 015,4242.100New
Armenian Agraian Democratic Party 013,7841.800New
Democratic Party 013,7841.800New
Mission 010,4281.600New
Armenian Scientific-Industrial Civil Union 09,9401.300New
Nation State 08,3971.100New
People's Party 06,7060.900New
Armenian Revolutionary Federation 1---1New
Independents72---72+13
None of the above----
Vacant--2--02-62
Invalid/blank votes-411,743----
Total1501,183,57310040190-69
Source: Nohlen et al.
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References

  1. Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p329 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
  2. Armenia Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p335 ISBN   0-19-924958-X