2015 Transnistrian parliamentary election explained

Country:Transnistria
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2010 Transnistrian parliamentary election
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2020 Transnistrian parliamentary election
Next Year:2020
Seats For Election:All 43 seats in the Supreme Council
Majority Seats:22
Turnout:48.3%[1]
Image1:Mikhail Burla Portrait.png
Leader1:Mikhail Burla
Party1:Obnovlenie
Last Election1:25
Seats1:35
Seat Change1: 10
Leader2:Oleg Khorzhan
Party2:Transnistrian Communist Party
Last Election2:1
Seats2:1
Speaker
Before Election:Mikhail Burla
Before Party:Obnovlenie
After Election:Vadim Krasnoselsky
After Party:Independent politician

Parliamentary elections were held in Transnistria on 29 November 2015, alongside municipal elections.[2]

Electoral system

The 43 seats of the Supreme Council are elected in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting.

Campaign

A total of 138 candidates contested the elections.[3]

Results

Obnovlenie won 35 out of 43 seats in the Supreme Council, maintaining their status as a majority government.[4] Obnovlenie leader Mikhail Burla was re-elected in constituency #34, as was PKP leader Oleg Khorzhan in constituency #40 (Tiraspol).[5]

Overall turnout was 48.3%, with the Camenca District reporting the highest turnout of 54.0%. The lowest turnout was in the city of Bender, with a turnout of only 42.7%.[6]

By constituency

Constituency Candidate Votes %
align=center rowspan=51 Alexander Korshunov 2,512 58.95
Vitaly Vladimirovich Agapy 1,242 29.15
Maxim Alexandrovich Koval 140 3.29
Georgy Petrovich Bakhov 43 1.01
Against all 324 7.60
align=center rowspan=62 Vladislav Sergeevich Tidva 1,909 48.06
Mark Kivovich Finkelzon 768 19.34
Yuri Grigorievich Sporish 687 17.30
Valery Fedorovich Tsurkan 190 4.78
Evgeniy Valerievich Aginsky 139 3.50
Against all 279 7.02
align=center rowspan=43 Oleg Anatolievich Petrik 1,482 42.40
Vladimir Evgenievich Pasyutin 1,121 32.07
Mikhail Kirillovich Tessa 669 19.14
Against all 223 6.38
align=center rowspan=34 Sergei Pavlovich Khankevich 1,907 52.51
Valery Dmitrievich Kulakli 1,440 39.65
Against all 285 7.85
align=center rowspan=45 Oleg Leonidovich Belyakov 1,911 46.86
Evgeniy Grigorievich Gulchak 1,617 39.65
Andrey Alexandrovich Tereshkin 218 5.35
Against all 332 8.14
align=center rowspan=56 Sergey Andreevich Pisarenko 2,101 43.41
Anton Alekseevich Popov 1,798 37.15
Alexander Ivanovich Loktionov 355 7.33
Andrey Vladimirovich Badanov 301 6.22
Against all 285 5.89
align=center rowspan=37 Vadim Krasnoselsky 3,175 77.72
Alexander Vladimirovich Batalenko 472 11.55
Against all 438 10.72
align=center rowspan=48 Anton Nikolaevich Onufrienko 1,952 45.12
Vadim Viktorovich Kugila 1,342 31.02
Sergey Konstantinovich Bobrov 780 18.03
Against all 252 5.83
align=center rowspan=69 Oleg Sergeevich Leontyev 3,503 64.41
Alexander Valerievich Merzhuk 714 13.13
Nikolay Nikolaevich Dobryden 599 11.01
Alexander Vladimirovich Kifa 337 6.20
Yan Viktorovich Vereshchak 157 2.89
Against all 129 2.37
align=center rowspan=510 Vladimir Dmitrievich Pelin 1,865 40.85
Nikolay Petrovich Namashko 1,644 36.01
Natalya Mikhailovna Pogreban 826 18.09
Sergey Nikolaevich Beshlyaga 182 3.99
Against all 49 1.07
align=center rowspan=211 Dmitry Vasilievich Ogirchuk 5,652 92.23
Against all 476 7.77
align=center rowspan=412 Oleg Markovich Baev 2,798 57.99
Lyudmila Alekseevna Bakradze 1,620 33.58
Vladimir Ilyich Bodur 253 5.24
Against all 154 3.19
align=center rowspan=313 Petr Semenovich Pasat 2,016 47.90
Fedor Grigorievich Kovalev 1,632 38.77
Against all 561 13.33
align=center rowspan=414 Andrey Viktorovich Sipchenko 1,749 39.04
Alexander Yurievich Pascal 1,528 34.11
Eduard Davidovich Kantselevich 706 15.76
Against all 497 11.09
align=center rowspan=515 Valery Grigorievich Babchinetsky 2,796 53.02
Oleg Ivanovich Narichuk 1,485 28.16
Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Shevtsov 495 9.39
Stepan Georgievich Unguryan 267 5.06
Against all 230 4.36
align=center rowspan=416 Porfiry Vladimirovich Shkilnyuk 3,105 54.01
Alexander Andreevich Kisnichan 2,036 35.41
Eduard Georgievich Unguryan 357 6.21
Against all 251 4.37
align=center rowspan=417 Vasily Ivanovich Vlasov 1,919 45.37
Oleg Andreevich Sikorsky 1,101 26.03
Gennady Pavlovich Chorba 687 16.24
Against all 523 12.36
align=center rowspan=418 Vadim Viktorovich Kravchuk 1,652 38.60
Yulia Valerievna Dimitresko 1,197 27.97
Mikhail Ivanovich Perchun 1,034 24.16
Against all 397 9.28
align=center rowspan=319 Vitaly Ivanovich Kalin 2,089 53.47
Yuri Ivanovich Kuzmenko 1,138 29.13
Against all 680 17.40
align=center rowspan=320 Andrey Mikhailovich Safonov 1,821 47.20
Alexander Leontievich Marchuk 1,382 35.82
Against all 655 16.98
align=center rowspan=321 Yakov Efimovich Galak 2,255 53.66
Aurelia Viktorovna Tkachenko 1,508 35.89
Against all 439 10.45
align=center rowspan=322 Tatyana Mikhailovna Turanskaya 2,414 48.31
Yuri Alexandrovich Petrik 2,154 43.11
Against all 429 8.59
align=center rowspan=323 Valentin Nikolaevich Matveychuk 3,202 69.37
Igor Anatolievich Gilka 1,274 27.60
Against all 140 3.03
align=center rowspan=324 Alexander Vladimirovich Martynov 2,952 60.85
Petr Petrovich Stepanov 1,743 35.93
Against all 156 3.22
align=center rowspan=625 Vadim Mikhailovich Doni 1,852 47.84
Valeriyan Andreevich Tulgara 843 21.78
Alexey Mikhailovich Dontsu 713 18.42
Stepan Vasilievich Chebanov 225 5.81
Sergey Georgievich Syrf 149 3.85
Against all 89 2.30
align=center rowspan=526 Sergey Fedorovich Cheban 2,533 60.02
Igor Mikhailovich Kulikov 922 21.85
Tatyana Stepanovna Kulakovskaya 364 8.63
Alexey Vasilievich Chebanov 297 7.04
Against all 104 2.46
align=center rowspan=427 Oleg Valerievich Vasilatiy 2,236 55.07
Sergey Alekseevich Diligul 1,498 36.90
Vladimir Viktorovich Dombrovsky 71 1.75
Against all 255 6.28
align=center rowspan=528 Pavel Viktorovich Shinkaryuk 3,290 65.08
Vasily Nikolaevich Moraru 1,374 27.18
Natalya Vasilievna Popova 169 3.34
Tatyana Borisovna Kurlat 99 1.96
Against all 123 2.43
align=center rowspan=529 Alexander Sergeevich Shcherba 1,848 38.83
Pavel Nikolaevich Prokudin 1,180 24.80
Dmitry Mikhailovich Kokhansky 1,046 21.98
Yuri Pavlovich Khorin 517 10.86
Against all 168 3.53
align=center rowspan=230 Igor Teodorovich Yarych 3,241 91.14
Against all 315 8.86
align=center rowspan=731 Efimy Mikhailovich Koval 2,859 53.00
Sergei Ilyich Mantalutsa 1,171 21.71
Vitaly Valentinovich Yankovsky 561 10.40
Vasily Radionovich Tovstonog 246 4.56
Vladimir Ivanovich Ponomarev 214 3.97
Yuri Pavlovich Dobrov 186 3.45
Against all 157 2.91
align=center rowspan=532 Galina Mikhailovna Antyufeeva 3,564 71.52
Evgeniy Vladislavovich Zubov 757 15.19
Svetlana Ivanovna Fadeeva 392 7.87
Irina Yurievna Tibekina 47 0.94
Against all 223 4.48
align=center rowspan=433 Vadim Georgievich Lipsky 2,501 51.07
Petr Alexandrovich Nemchenko 1,383 28.24
Vladimir Ivanovich Atamanyuk 485 9.90
Against all 528 10.78
align=center rowspan=334 Mikhail Burla 2,696 59.16
Valery Evgenievich Ponomarenko 1,521 33.38
Against all 340 7.46
align=center rowspan=435 Evgeniy Viktorovich Gushan 2,690 43.98
Vladimir Grigorievich Trandasir 1,603 26.21
Anatoly Viktorovich Dirun 1,376 22.49
Against all 448 7.32
align=center rowspan=536 Ilona Petrovna Tyuryaeva 3,454 65.79
Tatyana Aleksandrovna Chebakova 700 13.33
Alexander Vilorovich Ordin 678 12.91
Oksana Vasilievna Sikach 165 3.14
Against all 253 4.82
align=center rowspan=837 Igor Semenovich Buga 2,484 55.55
Oksana Leonidovna Novak 1,030 23.03
Vladimir Lukich Bodnar 218 4.87
Elena Mikhailovna Bobkova 181 4.05
Vladimir Ilyich Yurash 164 3.67
Mikhail Valeryanovich Polishchuk 92 2.06
Evgeniy Viktorovich Volkov 48 1.07
Against all 255 5.70
align=center rowspan=538 Ilya Ivanovich Vasiliev 2,766 52.86
Natalya Grigorievna Nikiforova 823 15.73
Igor Vladimirovich Guslyakov 750 14.33
Nikolay Anatolievich Malyshev 524 10.01
Against all 370 7.07
align=center rowspan=539 Grigory Ivanovich Dyachenko 3,442 67.46
Valery Stepanovich Zemlyakov 1,158 22.70
Leonid Borisovich Tkachenko 152 2.98
Nina Ivanovna Dubchak 113 2.21
Against all 237 4.65
align=center rowspan=440 Oleg Khorzhan 2,183 44.57
Dmitry Alexandrovich Fisenko 1,555 31.75
Oleg Yurievich Timin 864 17.64
Against all 296 6.04
align=center rowspan=341 Vadim Fedorovich Levitsky 3,348 68.42
Maxim Alexandrovich Bratukh 1,156 23.63
Against all 389 7.95
align=center rowspan=342 Andrey Viktorovich Mezhinsky 2,727 54.65
Vyacheslav Vasilievich Tobukh 1,905 38.18
Against all 358 7.17
align=center rowspan=343 Viktor Mikhailovich Guzun 3,478 78.02
Yan Anatolievich Mezhinsky 671 15.05
Against all 309 6.93

Aftermath

On 23 December 2015 Vadim Krasnoselski, who was elected in constituency #7, was elected Speaker.[7]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cikpmr.com/index.php/novosti/item/743-predsedatel-tsentrizbirkoma-vystupila-s-dokladom ПРЕДСЕДАТЕЛЬ ЦЕНТРИЗБИРКОМА ВЫСТУПИЛА С ДОКЛАДОМ
  2. Web site: TRANSNISTRIA WILL BE HOLDING ALL-LEVEL ELECTIONS ON ONE FIXED "VOTING DAY" – LAST SUNDAY IN NOVEMBER. 30 October 2014. Infotag. 28 September 2015. Chisinau.
  3. http://www.rferl.org/content/transdniester-holds-legislative-municipal-elections/27396020.html Polls Close In Transdniester Legislative, Municipal Elections
  4. http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/transnistria.html Transnistria
  5. http://www.cikpmr.com/index.php/dokumenty-cik/postanovleniya/postanovleniya-tsik-za-2015-god/item/742-o-registratsii-izbrannykh-deputatov-verkhovnogo-soveta-pridnestrovskoj-moldavskoj-respubliki-vi-sozyva О регистрации избранных депутатов Верховного Совета Приднестровской Молдавской Республики VI созыва
  6. http://www.obnovlenie.info/news.php?id=5319&date=2015-12-23 Верховный Совет VI созыва приступил к работе. Спикером избран Вадим Красносельский
  7. http://www.vspmr.org/news/supreme-council/tretiy-premjer.html