2003 Armenian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 25 May 2003. There were 56 constituency seats and 75 elected on a national basis using proportional representation.[1] They saw the Republican Party of Armenia emerge as the largest party, with 33 of the 131 seats. However, the elections were strongly criticized by international election monitors, who cited widespread fraud and noted that they fell short of democratic standards.[2]

2003 Armenian parliamentary election
Armenia
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All 131 seats in the National Assembly
66 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Republican Andranik Margaryan 23.37 33
Justice Stepan Demirchyan 13.60 14
Orinats Yerkir Artur Baghdasaryan 12.33 19 +13
ARF Vahan Hovhannisyan 11.36 11 +3
National Unity Artashes Geghamyan 8.79 9 New
United Labour Gurgen Arsenyan 5.63 6 New
Hanrapetutyun Aram Sargsyan 1 New
AALP 1 New
Independents 37 +5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Appointed Prime Minister
Andranik Margaryan
Republican
Andranik Margaryan
Republican

Results

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PartyProportionalConstituencyTotal
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Republican Party of Armenia280,36323.3723124,95011.821033
Justice Alliance163,20313.6014014
Orinats Yerkir147,95612.331296,0799.09719+13
Armenian Revolutionary Federation136,27011.3611011+3
National Unity105,4808.79909New
United Labour Party67,5315.63606New
Liberal Democratic Union of Armenia55,4434.62000New
Mighty Fatherland39,5863.300000
Armenian Democratic Liberal Party34,1082.840000
Dignity, Democracy, Motherland33,6052.80000New
Armenian Communist Party24,9912.08000–10
Union of Producers and Women24,3882.03000New
People's Party of Armenia13,2141.10000
Law and Unity10,9550.91000New
Liberals Alliance9,7110.81000New
Christian Democratic Union8,0570.67000New
Armenian National Movement7,6760.64000New
Justice Party6,4730.54000New
Renewed Communist Party of Armenia6,2000.52000New
National Accord6,0780.51000New
Fist of the Armenian Braves3,4380.29000New
Hanrapetutyun Party15,2981.4511New
All Armenian Labour Party13,5561.2811New
Independents694,34465.663737+5
None of the Above14,9211.24
Total1,199,647100.0075561310
Valid votes1,199,64797.191,057,54899.35
Invalid/blank votes34,6222.816,9260.65
Total votes1,234,269100.001,064,474100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,340,74452.73
Source: CEC, IPU, OSCE

References

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  1. ^ Results Election Guide
  2. ^ 2007 Elections improved from previous ones St. Petersburg Times