Crimean parliamentary election, 2010

Crimean parliamentary election, 2010

2006 ← 31 October 2010 → 2015

All 100 seats to the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea   First party Second party   Party Party of Regions Communist Party of Ukraine Last election 186 seats, 32.14% 186 seats, 32.14% Popular vote 357,030 54,172 Percentage 48.93 7.42 Swing +1.15%

Prime Minister before election Vasyl Dzharty[1] Party of Regions Elected Prime Minister Vasyl Dzharty Party of Regions

Crimea

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Crimea

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The 2010 Crimean parliamentary election where 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 (Crimean parliament), 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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).^[4] 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.^[4]

Results

e • d Summary of the 31 October 2010 Supreme Council of Crimea election results^[5]

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. ^ Vasyl Dzharty of Regions Party heads Crimean government, Kyiv Post (March 17, 2010)
2. ^ Local government elections in Ukraine: last stage in the Party of Regions’ takeover of power, Centre for Eastern Studies (October 4, 2010)
3. ^ "Yushchenko signed a law increasing the legislative term of the Crimean parliament" (in Ukrainian). Korrespondent.net. April 5, 2009. http://korrespondent.net/ukraine/politics/796500. Retrieved 2009-04-06. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Ukraine’s Crimea to hold parliamentary elections on October 31, ITAR-TASS (August 4, 2010)
5. ^ Regions Party gets 80 of 100 seats on Crimean parliament, Interfax Ukraine (11 November 2010)

External links

• Election commission of Crimea