2002 Crimean parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Crimea on 31 March 2002. The Communist Party of Ukraine emerged as the largest faction in the Supreme Council, with 15 of the 100 seats, although 46 seats were won by independents.[1]

This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of Crimea

Republic of Crimea (within Russia) since 2014

Autonomous Republic of Crimea (within Ukraine)

See also
Political status of Crimea
Politics of Russia
Politics of Ukraine

Background

Following the 1998 elections, a majoritarian system was introduced that did not ensure the proper representation of the minorities, especially that of the Crimean Tatars, in the Supreme Council.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Communist Party of Ukraine15–23
Agrarian Party of Ukraine11+6
People's Democratic Party8+4
Party of Regions3New
Russian Bloc3New
Social Democratic Party of Ukraine (united)3New
Peasant Party of Ukraine1New
Labour Ukraine1New
Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Ukraine1New
Democratic Union1New
Independents46–1
Total1000
Source: Parties and Elections
gollark: ↑ you
gollark: ddg! Retrotransposon
gollark: Birds are not real and cannot be trusted.
gollark: Oh, consider birds. These are government drones. This is obvious.
gollark: OH BEE type theory may occur.

References

  1. Crimea Archived 2016-07-02 at the Wayback Machine Parties and Elections
  2. Crimean Election Law and Formation of Political Climate in the Autonomy Archived 2014-03-07 at the Wayback Machine UCIPR, 28 January 2002
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.