| 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) (from/to) | 14 July 2008
14 October 2008 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for all the elective seats in the Council of the Republic. |
Not applicable - Indirect elections.
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| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| 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 |
37
19
33.93%
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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 |
Source: Council of the Republic (01.01.2010)
In the October 2008 elections
55 of the 56 indirectly elected seats were filled. One male member was appointed by the President
bringing the total number of members to 56 of whom 19 were women. |
Compare data for parliamentary chambers in the Last elections module
