Turkmen parliamentary election, 2004

Turkmenistani parliamentary election, 2004

19 December 2004 (2004-12-19)

All 50 seats in the Assembly of Turkmenistan
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 76.88%

  First party
 
Leader Saparmurat Niyazov
Party TDP
Leader since 27 October 1991
Last election 50
Seats before 50
Seats won 50
Seat change Steady
Percentage 100%

Parliamentary elections were held in Turkmenistan on 19 December 2004, with a second round in seven constituencies on 9 January 2005. A total of 131 candidates contested the 50 seats, all of whom were members of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan, the country's sole legal party. Voter turnout was reported to be 76.88%, although in Ashgabat the low turnout prompted election officials to take the ballot boxes to people's houses.[1]

Result of the parliamentary election of 2004. All 50 seats were won by the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan.
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Results

Party Votes % Seats
Democratic Party of Turkmenistan50
Independents0
Invalid/blank votes
Total1,915,000 50
Source: IPU

References

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