2014–15 Uzbek parliamentary election explained

Country:Uzbekistan
Election Date:21 December 2014 (first round)
4 January 2015 (second round)
Seats For Election:135 of the 150 seats in the Legislative Chamber
Majority Seats:76
Nopercentage:yes
Turnout:88.94% (first round)
76.93% (second round)
Party1:Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party
Leader1:Sodiqjon Turdiev
Seats1:52
Last Election1:53
Party2:Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party
Leader2:Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Seats2:36
Last Election2:32
Party3:People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan
Leader3:Hotamjon Ketmonov
Seats3:27
Last Election3:31
Party4:Justice Social Democratic Party
Leader4:Sobir Tursunov
Seats4:20
Last Election4:19
Party5:Ecological Movement
Leader5:Boriy Alixonov
Seats5:15
Last Election5:15
Speaker
Before Election:Diloram Tashmukhamedova
Before Party:Justice Social Democratic Party
After Election:Nurdinjon Ismoilov
After Party:People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan

Parliamentary elections were held in Uzbekistan on 21 December 2014,[1] with a second round on 4 January 2015, alongside provincial and district council elections. The Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party remained the largest party, winning 52 of the 135 elected seats in the Legislative Chamber.

Electoral system

Of the 150 members of the Legislative Chamber, 135 were directly elected from single member constituencies using the two-round system.[2] A further 15 seats were reserved for the country's Ecological Movement, which elected its members at a meeting on 21 December.

Results

Of the 135 elected seats, 113 were won by candidates in the first round.[3] The remaining 22 seats were filled when run-off elections took place on 4 January 2015.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/105439 Elections in the OSCE Area in 2014
  2. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2343_B.htm Electoral system
  3. http://elections.uz/ru/events/archive_news/3865/ Speech by Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan M. Abdusalomova at a press conference on the preliminary results of elections to the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan
  4. http://en.trend.az/casia/uzbekistan/2349976.html Liberal democrats get majority of seats in Uzbek parliament