Armenian parliamentary election, 1999

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Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 30 May 1999. [1] There were 75 constituency seats and 56 elected on a national basis using proportional representation. [2] The result was a victory for the Unity Bloc, which won 62 of the 131 seats. [3] Overall voter turnout was 51.7%.

Armenia Republic in South Caucasus in West Asia

Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located in Western Asia on the Armenian Highlands, it is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhchivan to the south.

Results

PartyConstituencyNationalTotal seats+/-
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Unity Bloc*33448,13341.32962New
Armenian Communist Party 2130,16112.08100
Right and Unity Bloc185,7367.967New
Armenian Revolutionary Federation 384,2327.858+7
Rule of Law 256,8075.346New
National Democratic Union 255,6205.146+1
Dignified Future 035,1903.300New
Union of Communist and Socialist Parties 026,8232.500New
Powerful Motherland 024,8961.300New
Union for National Self-Determination 024,6812.200-3
Motherland Bloc 013,2931.200New
Pan-Armenian National Movement 012,5401.200-62
Freedom 011,0761.000New
Democratic Party 010,6211.000New
Mission 08,1220.8000
Armenian Democratic Liberal Party 07,3740.700-4
Free Hayk Mission 06,5260.600New
Nation State 05,7850.5000
Youth Party of Armenia 05,6750.500New
Bloc of Socialist Forces and Intellectuals 02,5880.200New
Shamiram 02,0530.200New
Independents32---32-40
None of the above-23,3140.2---
Invalid/blank votes-65,568----
Total751,137,13310056131-59
Source: Nohlen et al.

* The Unity Bloc was an alliance of the People's Party and the Republican Party of Armenia

The People's Party is a political party in Armenia.

Republican Party of Armenia political party

The Republican Party of Armenia is a national-conservative political party in Armenia. It was the first political party in independent Armenia to be founded and registered. It is the largest party of the right-wing in Armenia, and claims to have 140,000 members.

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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