| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Natsionalnoye Sobranie / National Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Soviet Respubliki / Council of the Republic |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Palata Predstaviteley / House of Representatives
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
15 November 2004 |
| Timing and scope of renewal |
(not applicable - indirect elections) |
Indirect elections.
Out of the 57 members of the Council of the Republic 26 (45.6 %) have been members of parliament before. 23 (40.4 %) were members of the Council of the Republic of the 2nd (previous) convocation. 11 members of the Council of the Republic work in industry
civil engineering and transport
7 are in the agrarian sector
17 work at social and cultural establishments
15 work in bodies of state administration
and 7 at commercial enterprises.
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| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 15 November 2004 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
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Notes
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| Distribution of votes |
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| Distribution of seats |
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
39
18
28.13%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
31 to 40 years
41 to 50 years
51 to 60 years
61 to 70 years
|
2
13
36
6
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
Agronomists
Economists
Teachers
Engineers
Physicians
Political officers
Lawyer (including chartered patent agent)
Musician
Actress
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13
11
10
9
5
4
3
1
1
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| Comments |
There is no political parties in the Council.
Source: Council of the Republic (21.02.2005)
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