2015 Transnistrian parliamentary election
29 November 2015 (2015-11-29)
All 43 seats in the Supreme Council
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout48.3%[1]
  First party Second party
 
Leader Mikhail Burla Oleg Khorzhan
Party Obnovlenie PKP
Last election 25 1
Seats won 35 1
Seat change Increase 10 Steady
Speaker before election

Mikhail Burla
Obnovlenie

 Elected Speaker

Vadim Krasnoselsky
Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in Transnistria on 29 November 2015, alongside municipal elections.[2]

Electoral system

The 43 seats of the Supreme Council are elected in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting.

Campaign

A total of 138 candidates contested the elections.[3]

Results

Obnovlenie won 35 out of 43 seats in the Supreme Council, maintaining their status as a majority government.[4] Obnovlenie leader Mikhail Burla was re-elected in constituency #34,[5] as was PKP leader Oleg Khorzhan in constituency #40 (Tiraspol).[5]

Overall turnout was 48.3%, with the Camenca District reporting the highest turnout of 54.0%. The lowest turnout was in the city of Bender, with a turnout of only 42.7%.[1][6]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Obnovlenie35+10
Transnistrian Communist Party10
Proriv0–1
Independents7–9
Total430
Total votes205,229–
Source: Transnistrian Central Election Committee

Aftermath

On 23 December 2015 Vadim Krasnoselski, who was elected in constituency #7, was elected Speaker.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 ПРЕДСЕДАТЕЛЬ ЦЕНТРИЗБИРКОМА ВЫСТУПИЛА С ДОКЛАДОМ Archived 27 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Transnistrian Central Election Committee, 23 December 2015
  2. ↑ "TRANSNISTRIA WILL BE HOLDING ALL-LEVEL ELECTIONS ON ONE FIXED "VOTING DAY" – LAST SUNDAY IN NOVEMBER". Chisinau: Infotag. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Polls Close In Transdniester Legislative, Municipal Elections Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 29 November 2015
  4. ↑ Transnistria Parties and Elections
  5. 1 2 О регистрации избранных депутатов Верховного Совета Приднестровской Молдавской Республики VI созыва Archived 27 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Transnistrian Central Election Committee, 23 December 2015
  6. ↑ Верховный Совет VI созыва приступил к работе. Спикером избран Вадим Красносельский, Renewal Party, 23 December 2015
  7. ↑ #
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