Kyrgyz parliamentary election, 1995

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Parliamentary elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on 5 February 1995, with a second round on 19 February. [1] The Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan emerged as the largest party, with 14 of the 105 seats. [2] Voter turnout was 76%. [1]

Kyrgyzstan Sovereign state in Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, and also known as Kirghizia, is a country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country with mountainous terrain. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west and southwest, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek.

Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan political party in Kyrgyzstan

The Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan is a political party in Kyrgyzstan. Members formed the party on 1 October 1993, but did not register with the Justice Ministry until 16 December 1994. Abdygany Erkebaev served as the party's first chairman. Almazbek Atambayev replaced him on 30 July 1999. The majority of the party's membership is drawn from the country's entrepreneurs.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan 14
Asaba 4
Unity Party of Kyrgyzstan 4
Ata Meken Socialist Party 3
Republican Democratic Party3
Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan 3
Republican People's Party of Kyrgyzstan 3
Agrarian Party of the Kyrgyz Republic 1
Agrarian Labour Party of Kyrgyzstan 1
Democratic Movement of Kyrgyzstan 1
Democratic Women's Party of Kyrgyzstan 1
Independents67
Invalid/blank votes
Total105
Source: Nohlen et al.

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References

  1. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p440 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
  2. Nohlen et al., p447