2015 Kyrgyz parliamentary election

The 2015 Kyrgyzstani parliamentary election was held on 4 October 2015.

Seats in the Supreme Council after election.

Electoral system

The 120 seats in the Supreme Council were elected by proportional representation. This means that if a party gets 20% of the vote, for example, they get 20% of the seats. A party had to receive at least 7% of the vote to get seats in the council. No party was allowed to win more than 65 seats.

Campaign

Many political parties were formed before the election; often made by wealthy Kyrgyz who want to promote their own interests.

A lot of potential candidates were not allowed to run due to criminal convictions. One party leader, a former boxer, was banned after he beat up a rival candidate.

Result

Results of the election:

  Social Democratic Party

  Respublika-Ata Zhurt

  Kyrgyzstan Party

  Onuguu-Progress

  Bir Bol

  Ata-Meken Socialist Party

Sources:

Presidential election
Choice	Votes	%	Seats
Social Democratic	435,968	26.81%	38
Respublika–Ata-Zhurt	320,115	19.68%	28
Kyrgyzstan	206,094	12.67%	18
Onuguu–Progress	148,279	9.12%	13
Bir Bol	135,875	8.36%	12
Ata Meken Socialist	123,055	7.57%	11
others	212,031	13.04%	0
against all	12,428	0.76%
invalid ballots	32,410	1.99%
Total votes	1,626,255	100%	120

Conduct

Even though there were some reports of voter fraud, the OSCE said that the elections were "lively and competitive" and "unique in this region." The PACE said that voters had "made their choice freely among a large number of contestants."

The OSCE did note some problems with voter registration, and the Council of Europe had concern over the transparency of some campaigns and financing.