Tajikistan

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections

Background

Election date(s) The date when elections started and ended for directly or indirectly elected parliaments/chambers. The date of appointments for appointed parliaments/chambers.
01.03.2020
Timing of election Timing of election: Upon normal expiry; Early elections; Delayed elections
Upon normal expiry
Expected date of next elections The expected date at which the next elections should take place, based on law or practice.
31.03.2025
Number of seats at stake Number of seats contested at the elections. Where the parliament/chamber is fully renewed, this number is usually identical to the statutory number of members. Where the parliament/chamber is partially renewed or appointed, the number of seats at stake is usually less than the total number of members.
63
Scope of elections Scope of elections: Full renewal; Partial renewal.
Full renewal

Candidates

Total number of candidates Total number of people who registered as candidates for election. Does not include people who stood as candidates to become "substitute members".
241
Number of male candidates Number of male candidates
193
Number of female candidates Number of female candidates
48
Percentage of women candidates The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.
19.92%
Number of parties contesting the election This field may include either the number of parties contesting the election, or the number of coalitions/electoral alliance.
7

Voter turnout

Registration Number of people registered to vote
4,929,128
Votes Number of people who actually voted
4,260,951
Voter turnout The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of people who actually voted by the number of people registered to vote
86.44%

Results

About the election Short description of the context and results of the election.
President Emomali Rahmon's People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT) swept 47 seats in the 63-member House of Representatives. The remaining seats went to pro-government parties. The newly elected House of Representatives held its first session on 17 March and elected Deputy Prime Minister Zokirzoda Mahmadtohir as its new Speaker. The National Assembly (an indirectly elected upper chamber) was renewed on 27 March. On 17 April, it elected Mr. Rustam Emomali, the son of President Rahmon (in power since 1992), as its new Speaker – the second highest post in the State.

The 2020 elections were the first to be held after the Supreme Court outlawed in 2015 the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT, led by Mr. Muhiddin Kabiri ), calling it a terrorist organization, an allegation that it denied. Election campaigning was reportedly low profile. IRPT leaders called on voters to support the Social Democratic Party (SDP, led by Mr. Rahmatillo Zoirov), the sole opposition party that contested the 2020 elections. The SDP, which failed to win seats, rejected the election results, stating the voting was "not a legal but a political and fraudulent decision".
Number of parties winning seats The number of parties which won parliamentary representation in the given election.
6
Percentage of parties winning seats The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of parties which won parliamentary representation by the number of parties contesting the election.
85.71%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of seats won by the largest party by the number of seats at stake in the election.
74.6%
Alternation of power after elections The results of the elections caused a change in the government. "Not applicable" to countries using the presidential system when parliamentary and presidential elections are held separately, to countries in political transition or where there is no party system.
No
Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political groups winning seats breakdown
Political group Total Majority Proportional
People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT) 47 35 12
Agrarian Party of Tajikistan (APT) 7 3 4
Party of Economic Reforms of Tajikistan (PERT) 5 1 4
Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT) 2 2 0
Democratic Party of Tajikistan (DPT) 1 0 1
Socialist Party of Tajikistan (SPT) 1 0 1
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
48
Number of women elected
15
Percentage of women elected The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
23.81%
Sources
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Tajikistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva (09.03.2020, 11.03.2020)
https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/tajikistan/453243
BBC Monitoring
https://www.rferl.org
https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/tajikistan/453243
Women Directly Elected
15

New legislature

Total number of men after the election The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
48
Total number of women after the election The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
15
Date of the first session The date when the newly elected parliament/chamber was convened for the first time. It may be different from the date when members were sworn in.
17.03.2020
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Zokirzoda Mahmadtohir (Male)
Date of election
17.03.2020