Country: | First Republic of Armenia |
Flag Year: | 1918 |
Election Date: | 21–23 June 1919 |
Seats For Election: | All 80 seats in the National Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 41 |
Turnout: | 71% |
First Election: | yes |
Leader1: | Avetik Sahakyan |
Party1: | Armenian Revolutionary Federation |
Seats1: | 72 |
Percentage1: | 88.95 |
Leader2: | Arsham Khondkaryan |
Party2: | Esers |
Seats2: | 4 |
Percentage2: | 5.12 |
Leader3: | Asad Bey Aghabababeyov |
Color3: |
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Seats3: | 3 |
Percentage3: | 3.54 |
Leader4: | Artashes Melkonyan |
Party4: | AGM |
Color4: |
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Seats4: | 1 |
Percentage4: | 1.63 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Alexander Khatisian |
Before Party: | Armenian Revolutionary Federation |
Posttitle: | Elected Prime Minister |
After Election: | Alexander Khatisian |
After Party: | Armenian Revolutionary Federation |
Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia between 21 and 23 June 1919. The result was a landslide victory for the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) which won 72 of the 80 seats. However, the elections were boycotted by the Hunchaks and Populists.[1] Voter turnout was 71%.[2] The first republic ended with the Soviet takeover the following year, and multi-party legislative elections were not held again until 1995.
The ARF originally won 73 seats, but one seat was apparently assigned later to the Muslim faction, reducing the party's seat total to 72.[3]
The 80 seats in the National Assembly were elected via closed party-list proportional representation using the D'Hondt method in one national district.[4] All citizens over the age of 20 were eligible to participate.
The elected deputies of the parliament were:[5]