2000 Tajik parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Tajikistan on 27 February 2000, with a second round in 11 of the 41 constituencies on 12 March.[1] The result was a victory for the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan, which won 36 of the 63 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 93.4%.

Results

Party Constituency National Total seats +/–
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan2164.5[3] 1536+31
Communist Party of Tajikistan8513–47
Independents1010–103
Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan07.5[3] 22New
Vacant22
Invalid/blank votes
Total412,683,0101002263-118
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p462 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. Nohlen et al., p465
  3. Rashid, Ahmed (2002). Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia. United States of America: Yale University Press. p. 106. ISBN 0-300-09345-4.
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