Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan

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Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi Oliy Majlisi Qonunchilik palatasi (Uzbek)
5th Oliy Majlis
Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan Logo.png
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
Founded2005
Leadership
Chairman
Nuriddinjon Ismailov
since 12 January 2015
Structure
Seats150
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Political groups
Government coalition (89)
  UzLiDeP (53)
  Milliy Tiklanish (36)
Others (61)
  Adolat (24)
  People's Democratic Party (22)
  Ecological Party (15)
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Mixed
Last election
27 October 2024
Next election
October 2029
Meeting place
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Legislative Chamber Building in Tashkent
Website
parliament.gov.uz OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Legislative Chamber (Uzbek : Qonunchilik palatasi) is the lower chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan. It has 150 members, elected for a five-year term. [1]

Contents

Elections of deputies to the Legislative Chamber are universal. Citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan who have reached the age of eighteen by the election day have the right to vote. The citizens who have reached the age of twenty-five by the date of election and have been residing in the Republic of Uzbekistan for at least five years have the right to be elected to the Legislative Chamber. Citizens who are recognized to be incapacitated by the court, as well as persons held in places of detention by a court sentence, cannot be elected and participate in elections.

Voting at elections of deputies of the Legislative Chamber is free and secret. Control over the will of the voters is not allowed.

Seventy-five single-member territorial constituencies are formed for elections to the Legislative Chamber, with the remaining seventy-five members coming from one national district. Election districts for the election of deputies to the Legislative Chamber are formed by the Central Election Commission by the proposal of the Jokargi Kenes (parliament) of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regional hokimiyats (administrations) and the city of Tashkent. Lists of electoral districts with indication of their borders and the number of voters are published by the Central Election Commission at least seventy-five days before the election.

The following persons are not eligible to register as candidates:    

Chairpersons of the Legislative Chamber of Uzbekistan

NamePeriod
Erkin Khalilov 27 January 2005 – 23 January 2008
Diloram Tashmukhamedova 23 January 2008 – 12 January 2015
Nuriddinjon Ismailov [1] 12 January 2015 – present

Latest elections

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PartyFirst roundSecond roundTotal
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party 421153+1
Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party 342360
Justice Social Democratic Party 20424+4
People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan 18422–5
Ecological Party of Uzbekistan 114150
Total125251500
Total votes13,963,6271,978,048
Registered voters/turnout18,797,81074.283,147,92162.84
Source: CEC, CEC, CEC

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References

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