2010 Crimean parliamentary election
31 October 2010
All 100 seats to the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea
  First party Second party
 
Party Party of Regions KPU
Last election 44 9
Popular vote 357,030 54,172
Percentage 48.93 7.42
Swing +19.54% +1.15%
Chairman of the Council before election

Anatoliy Hrytsenko
Party of Regions

 Elected Chairman of the Council

Vladimir Konstantinov
Party of Regions

The 2010 Crimean parliamentary election was held on 31 October 2010 as a part of the general 2010 Ukrainian local elections. Unlike the previous election to the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea, they were conducted on the mixed member proportional representation system. In order to gain representation in the Parliament of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a party or bloc had to garner at least 3 percent of the total vote. The Party of Regions won the elections with an overwhelming majority.[1]

Background

Prior to 2009 amendments to the Crimean Constitution, the parliament's term was limited to four years. It has since been increased to five after Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko signed the amendments into law in April 2009.[2]

New elections where set for October 31, 2010 by the Supreme Council on August 4, 2010. In June 2010 the parliament had failed to fix the election date on October 31. The resolution was voted against by a number of coalition factions, including the ruling For Yanukovych! electoral bloc (that included the Party of Regions).[3] Early July 2010, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's national parliament) supported by the Party of Regions’ initiative, announced local elections on the last day of October 2010.[3]

Results

Summary of the 31 October 2010 Supreme Council of Crimea election results[4]
Parties Party list votes Party list % Swing (party list) % Mandates won on party list Constituencies won Swing (in mandates)
Party of Regions 357030 48,93% +19,54% 32 48 +4
Communist Party of Ukraine 54172 7,42% +1,15% 5 -4
Qurultai-Rukh 51253 7,02% +0,47% 5 -3
Soyuz 38514 5,28% -1,47% 3 2 -5
Russian Unity 29343 4,02% 3
Strong Ukraine 26515 3,63% 2
People's Party 4563 0,63%
Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine 12614 1,73% -7
Party of Pensioners of Ukraine 11133 1,53%
Batkivschyna 19589 2,68% -3,62 -8
Front for Change 8281 1,13%
Svoboda 1361 0,19%
Against all Invalid ballots 57552 7.89%
Invalid ballots 21794 -1.43%
Total 997,575 100% 50 50

References

  1. ↑ Local government elections in Ukraine: last stage in the Party of Regions’ takeover of power Archived August 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Centre for Eastern Studies (October 4, 2010)
  2. ↑ "Yushchenko signed a law increasing the legislative term of the Crimean parliament" (in Ukrainian). Korrespondent.net. April 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  3. 1 2 Ukraine’s Crimea to hold parliamentary elections on October 31, ITAR-TASS (August 4, 2010)
  4. ↑ Regions Party gets 80 of 100 seats on Crimean parliament, Interfax Ukraine (11 November 2010)


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