Belarus

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.

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11 Sep 2016

Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature

Date at which the previous legislature (elected at the previous elections) was dissolved.

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No information available

Timing of election

Timing of election: Upon normal expiry; Early elections; Delayed elections

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Upon normal expiry

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.

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110

Scope of elections

Scope of elections: Full renewal; Partial renewal.

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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".

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485

Number of female candidates

Number of female candidates

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-

Notes: Percentage of women candidates: About 25%

Percentage of women candidates

The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women candidates by the total number of candidates.

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0.0%

Voter turnout

Registered voters

Number of people registered to vote

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6,978,490

Voters

Number of people who actually voted

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5,211,871

Voter turnout

The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of people who actually voted by the number of people registered to vote

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74.7%

Results

About the election

Short description of the context and results of the election.

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Candidates supporting President Alexander Lukashenko, in power since 1994, once again dominated the elections to the House of Representatives. Most winning candidates were formally non-partisan, with only 16 of the 110 seats going to candidates presented by political parties. For the first time since 2000, two opposition candidates won parliamentary representation: one from the United Civil Party and one independent candidate.

Election campaigning was reportedly low profile. Opposition parties advocated democratisation, EU integration and promised to maintain good relations with Russia. President Lukashenko urged MPs to "work hard: make laws and fulfill his/her promises, do good for the state and the people".

Number of parties winning seats

The number of parties which won parliamentary representation in the given election.

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5

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.

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85.5%

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.

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No

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected

72

Number of women elected

38

Percentage of women elected

The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected by the number of seats filled.

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34.5%

Women Directly Elected

38

Sources

House of Representatives (03.10.2016)

Central Commission of the Republic of Belarus on Elections and Holding Republican Referenda

Official Website of the Republic of Belarus

Belarusian Telegraph Agency

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.

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72

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.

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38

Percentage of women after the election

The percentage is calculated by dividing the total number of women in this parliament/chamber by the current number of members.

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34.5%

First-term parliamentarians

The number of members who are assuming their parliamentary mandate for the first time following the election or renewal, regardless of their mode of designation.

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79

Percentage of first-term parliamentarians

The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of first-term parliamentarians by the number of seats at stake in the election.

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71.8%

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature

Vladimir Andreichenko (Male)
Date of birth: 1949

Date of election

The date of the election of the Speaker may be different from the date of the first session of the new legislature.

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11 Oct 2016