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Revision as of 01:40, 21 October 2016
Assembly of Representatives Маҷлиси намояндагон Majlisi namoyandagon | |
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History | |
Founded | 26 September 1999 |
Leadership | |
Chairman of the Assembly of Representatives | Shukurjon Zuhurov since 16 March 2010 |
Structure | |
Seats | 63 members |
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Political groups | People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (51) Agrarian Party (5) |
Elections | |
Last election | 1 March 2015 |
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Dushanbe | |
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The Assembly of Representatives (Tajik: Маҷлиси намояндагон) is the lower house of the bicameral Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan. The People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan has been the dominant party in the legislature since 2000.
Electoral system
Members of the Assembly of Representatives are elected by two methods; 41 members are elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system, whilst 22 are elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, with an electoral threshold of 5%.[1]
Latest election
Results of the 1 March 2015 election
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||
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Constituency | PR | Total | +/– | |||
People's Democratic Party | 65.4 | 35 | 16 | 51 | –4 | |
Agrarian Party | 11.7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +3 | |
Party of Economic Reforms | 7.5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | |
Socialist Party | 5.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | |
Communist Party of Tajikistan | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Democratic Party | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | |
Islamic Renaissance Party | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | |
Social Democratic Party | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 100 | 41 | 22 | 63 | 0 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 87.7 | – | – | – | – | |
Source: Asia Plus, IPU |
References
- ^ Electoral system IPU