Belarus

House of Representatives

Political system
Presidential-Parliamentary
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

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)
25 Feb 2024
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature
No information available
Timing of election
Delayed elections
Expected date of next elections
02 Feb 2029
Number of seats at stake
110
Scope of elections
Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election
4

Voter turnout

Registered voters
6,911,982
Voters
5,055,345
Voter turnout
73.1%

Results

About the election

Belaya Rus, led by Mr. Oleg Romanov, became the largest force in the 110-member House of Representatives, winning a total of 51 seats (note 1). Three other pro-president parties won fewer than 10 seats each: the Republican Party of Labour and Justice (led by Mr. Alexander Khizhnyak), the Communist Party of Belarus (Mr. Aliaksei Sokal) and the Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus (Mr. Oleg Gaidukevich ). In 2024, 37 women were elected, a decrease from 44 in 2019. On 22 March, the newly elected House of Representatives held its first session.

The 2024 elections, which were constitutionally due by 2023, were the first to be held after the 2020 political crisis (note 2). They were also the first to be held following the 2022 constitutional amendments (note 3).

The key electoral issues included relations with Russia, the war in Ukraine, sanctions imposed on Belarus, and the fairness and transparency of the elections. Only observers from other post-Soviet States were invited to monitor the election. This was the first time that observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) did not monitor the election in Belarus. Unlike in previous elections, Belarusians abroad were not able to vote. The minimum turnout to validate the parliamentary elections was dropped. Opposition leader Ms. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, in exile since 2020, called for the election to be boycotted.

Note 1:

Belaya Rus was initially a public association aimed at supporting the political agenda of President Aleksandr Lukashenko. It was constituted as a political party in March 2023.

Note 2:

The results of the May 2020 presidential elections, which gave President Lukashenko a sixth term in power, triggered massive anti-regime protests amid allegations of large-scale vote rigging. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) noted that, in repressing these protests, the government had committed multiple human rights violations, including the disproportionate use of force, arbitrary arrest and detention, attacks against freedom of expression, and forced exile.

Note 3:

The constitutional amendments reinstated a two-term limit for the president that was lifted in 2004. A President of the Republic who leaves office due to the expiry of their term, or prematurely in the event of their resignation, will be a member of the Council of the Republic (the upper chamber of parliament) for life. The statutory number of the Council of the Republic has thus increased from 64 to 65. However, there is no former President of the Republic, since Mr. Lukashenko has been serving as President since the office was established in 1994.

Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition
46.4%

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group Total
Belaya Rus party 51
Republican Party of Labour and Justice 8
Communist Party of Belarus 7
Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus 4
Non-partisans 40
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
73
Number of women elected
37
Percentage of women elected
33.6%
Women Directly Elected
37
Sources

New legislature

Total number of men after the election
73
Total number of women after the election
37
Percentage of women after the election
33.6%
First-term parliamentarians
No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians
No information available
Date of the first session
22 Mar 2024

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature
Igor Sergeyenko (Male)
Date of birth: 14 Jan 1963
Date of election
22 Mar 2024

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No