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) | 30 August 2012 30 September 2012 |
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 |
36 20 35.71%
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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 |
Note:
Twenty women were elected in the indirect elections held in August and September 2012. As at 29 October 2012, one male member had been appointed, bringing the total number of members in the Council of the Republic to 57.
Source: IPU Group (04.10.2012, 29.10.2012, 16.01.2015, 30.01.2015) |