| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Natsionalnoye Sobranie / National Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Palata Predstaviteley / House of Representatives |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Soviet Respubliki / Council of the Republic
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
23 September 2012 |
| Purpose of elections |
The number of candidates representing political parties increased to 264, up from 59 in the 2008 elections. However, only five were elected, from three parties supporting President Alexander Lukashenko. All other seats went to independent candidates. The newly elected members included 43 civil servants. 21 outgoing members were re-elected.
Several opposition parties chose to participate, while others boycotted the elections. OSCE observers stated that the elections had been administered in an impartial manner, but that the complaints and appeals process had not provided effective remedy. They praised the amendments to the electoral code in 2010 and 2011 for enhancing political parties' participation in the elections.
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Date of previous elections: 28 September 2008
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: Not applicable.
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections: September 2016
Number of seats at stake: 110 (full renewal renewal)
Number of candidates: 293
Percentage of women candidates: Not available
Number of parties contesting the election: 8
Number of parties winning seats: 3
Alternation of power: No
Number of parties in government: N/A
Names of parties in government: N/A
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 18 October 2012
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Vladimir Andreichenko |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 23 September 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
7'022'221
5'210'676 (74.2%)
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Notes
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| Distribution of seats |
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Round no 1
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| Political Group |
Total
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| Non-partisan members |
104
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| Communist Party of Belarus |
3
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| Belarusian Agrarian Party |
1
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| Republican Party of Labour and Justice |
1
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
80
29
26.61%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Sources:
IPU Group (04.10.2012, 01.01.2015)
http://rec.gov.by/sites/default/files/pdf/Elections-PPNS5-Predv0.pdf
http://rec.gov.by/sites/default/files/pdf/Elections-PPNS5-Itogi_English.pdf |
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