Uzbekistan

Legislative Chamber

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.

Results

About the election: The 2014 elections produced a similar composition in the 150-member Legislative Chamber as before, with four parties reportedly close to President Islam Karimov taking all 135 directly-elected seats (see note). There are no officially recognized opposition parties in the country. The President's Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businesspeople - Liberal Democratic Party (UzLiDeP) remained the largest force with 52 seats, followed by Prime Minister Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoev's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan "Milliy tiklanish" which took 36. All parties campaigned on their traditional platform, focusing on business and farming (UzLiDeP) and traditional values (Milliy tiklanish).

The elections were the first to be held since the President - in power since independence in 1990 - signed into law a set of constitutional amendments in April 2014, adopted earlier by the Legislative Chamber and the Senate. The amendments stipulate that the Prime Minister is nominated by the winning party in the elections to the Legislative Chamber, instead of being appointed by the President previously. He/she can be dismissed by the President if both chambers adopt a vote of no-confidence by two-thirds of votes. Following the 2014 elections, the UzLiDeP nominated outgoing Prime Minister Mirziyoev (in office since 2003) as its premiership candidate.

Note:

The remaining 15 seats are indirectly elected by the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan, a party dedicated to environmental protection that was established in 2008.
Number of parties winning seats: 4
Percentage of parties winning seats: 100.0%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 38.5%
Alternation of power after elections: No
Names of parties in government: Membership of political parties is not a sine qua non condition to enter the government. The new government therefore comprises mainly technocrats.

In January 2015, both chambers of parliament approved Mr. Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev as Prime Minister. Mr. Mirziyoyev was nominated by the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businesspeople - Liberal Democratic Party (UzLiDeP) and the Democratic Party of Uzbekistan "Milliy tiklanish".

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total	1st round	2nd round
Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businesspeople - Liberal Democratic Party (UzLiDeP)	52	47	5
Democratic Party of Uzbekistan Milliy tiklanish"	36	28	8
People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan	27	21	6
Social Democratic Party of Uzbekistan Adolat"	20	17	3

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 126
Number of women elected: 24
Percentage of women elected: 16.0%
Women Directly Elected: 24
Sources: Permanent Mission of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Geneva (19.01.2015)

Central Election Commission

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 126
Total number of women after the election: 24
Percentage of women after the election: 16.0%
First-term parliamentarians: No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: No information available
Date of the first session: 12 Jan 2015

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Nuriddinjon Ismailov (Male)
Political party: People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan
Date of election: 12 Jan 2015

Uzbekistan

Legislative Chamber

Election results

Background

Candidates

Voter turnout