2018 Bashkir parliamentary election explained
| Election Name: | 2018 Bashkir parliamentary election |
| Country: | Bashkortostan |
| Previous Election: | 2013 |
| Next Election: | 2023 |
| Election Date: | 9 September 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | 110 seats in the State Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 56 |
| Turnout: | 48.99% |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party1: | United Russia |
| Leader1: | Rustem Khamitov |
| Percentage1: | 59.21 |
| Seats1: | 79 |
| Last Election1: | 88 |
| Party2: | Communist Party of the Russian Federation |
| Leader2: | Yunir Kutluguzhin |
| Percentage2: | 19.09 |
| Seats2: | 15 |
| Last Election2: | 10 |
| Party3: | Liberal Democratic Party of Russia |
| Leader3: | Ryabov Vyacheslav |
| Percentage3: | 10.11 |
| Seats3: | 7 |
| Last Election3: | 3 |
| Party4: | A Just Russia |
| Leader4: | Yuri Ignatiev |
| Percentage4: | 5.56 |
| Seats4: | 5 |
| Last Election4: | 0 |
| Party5: | Patriots of Russia |
| Leader5: | Zagir Khakimov |
| Percentage5: | 4.01 |
| Seats5: | 2 |
| Last Election5: | 1 |
| Party6: | Russian Ecological Party "The Greens" |
| Leader6: | Rufina Shagapova |
| Percentage6: | 2.01 |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Last Election6: | 0 |
| Party7: | Independents |
| Leader7: | – |
| Percentage7: | – |
| Seats7: | 1 |
| Last Election7: | 6 |
| Map: | 2018 Bashkortostani legislative election map.svg |
| Chairman |
| Before Election: | Konstantin Tolkachev |
| Before Party: | United Russia |
| After Election: | Konstantin Tolkachev |
| After Party: | United Russia |
Parliamentary elections were held in Bashkortostan on 9 September 2018 to elect the 110 members of 6th convocation of the State Assembly. The United Russia won majority of seats while the Communist Party and Liberal Democratic Party earned the highest gain of seats.
Electoral system
In accordance with the Bashkir law, the State Assembly of Bashkortostan members are elected for a five-year term on the basis of universal equal and direct suffrage through a secret ballot by a citizen of the Russian Federation. A person may be eligible to be elected if they have reached the age of 21 as well as the right to vote. The State Assembly can function if at least 2/3's of its members have been elected.[1]
Timeline
- 18 June 2018 – The Central Election Commission of Bashkortostan sets the election date for 9 September.[2]
- 10 July 2018 – Accreditation of mass media applications begin.[3]
- 21 July 2018 – Nominations of candidates end and registration begins.[4]
- 31 July 2018 – Registration of candidates end.[5]
- 5 September 2018 – Accreditation of media applications end.[6]
- 8 September 2018 – Day of silence, campaigning is prohibited.[7]
- 9 September 2018 – Election day, 3,426 polls open at 8:00 and close at 20:00 where the tabulation and counting of ballots begin.[8]
Notes and References
- Web site: Закон РБ "О Государственном Собрании – Курултае Республики Башкортостан". live. 2021-09-24. gsrb.ru. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20161217182445/http://www.gsrb.ru:80/ru/about/status/zakon-rb-o-gosudarstvennom-sobranii-kurultae-respubliki-bashkortostan.php . 2016-12-17 .
- Web site: 2018-06-18. Центральная избирательная комиссия Республики Башкортостан назначила выборы депутатов Государственного Собрания - Курултая Республики Башкортостан шестого созыва. live. 2021-09-24. www.bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924204046/http://www.bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru/news/detail.php?id=39738 . 2021-09-24 .
- Web site: 2018-07-11. Начался приём заявок на аккредитацию средств массовой информации к единому дню голосования 9 сентября 2018 года. live. 2021-09-24. www.bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20180715080500/http://www.bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru:80/news/detail.php?id=39907 . 2018-07-15 .
- Web site: 2018-07-25. Выдвижение кандидатов, списков кандидатов на выборах депутатов Государственного Собрания-Курултая Республики Башкортостан шестого созыва - Официальный сайт городского округа город Кумертау. live. 2021-09-24. www.admkumertau.ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20180727164415/http://www.admkumertau.ru:80/ru/administratsiya-gorodskogo-okruga/novosti/ofitsialno/802-vydvizhenie-kandidatov-spiskov-kandidatov-na-vyborakh-deputatov-gosudarstvennogo-sobraniya-kurultaya-respubliki-bashkortostan-shestogo-sozyva . 2018-07-27 .
- Web site: 2018-08-31. Состоялась пресс-конференция по итогам выдвижения и регистрации кандидатов, списков кандидатов. live. 2021-09-24. www.bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20180803192412/http://bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru:80/news/detail.php?id=40445 . 2018-08-03 .
- Web site: 2018-08-29. Аккредитация журналистов завершается 5 сентября 2018 года. live. 2021-09-24. www.bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20180902204651/http://www.bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru:80/news/detail.php?id=41156 . 2018-09-02 .
- Web site: 2018-09-08. 8 сентября 2018 года – «день тишины». live. 2021-09-24. www.bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924204048/http://www.bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru/news/detail.php?id=41345 . 2021-09-24 .
- Web site: 2018-09-09. В республике открылись избирательные участки. live. 2021-09-24. www.bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru. ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20210924204051/http://www.bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru/news/detail.php?id=41347 . 2021-09-24 .
