Armenian parliamentary election, 1990
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Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia
on 20 May 1990, although further rounds were held on 3 June and 15 July due to low turnouts invalidating earlier results and by 21 July 64 seats were still unfilled, with 16 still unfilled in February the following year. The result was a victory for the Communist Party of Armenia
, which won 136 of the 259 seats. The remaining candidates were all officially independents, but almost all were members of the Pan-Armenian National Movement
. Overall voter turnout was 60.2%.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
on 20 May 1990, although further rounds were held on 3 June and 15 July due to low turnouts invalidating earlier results and by 21 July 64 seats were still unfilled, with 16 still unfilled in February the following year. The result was a victory for the Communist Party of Armenia
Communist Party of Armenia (Soviet Union)
The Communist Party of Armenia was a branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union within Armenian SSR, and as such, the sole ruling party in Armenian SSR.-Dissulution and succession:...
, which won 136 of the 259 seats. The remaining candidates were all officially independents, but almost all were members of the Pan-Armenian National Movement
Pan-Armenian National Movement
The Pan-Armenian National Movement or Armenian Allnational Movement is a political party representing Armenian national movement in Armenia Presently without parliamentary representation.It was founded by Levon Ter-Petrossian in 1989 and became the ruling party when it swept the 1990 elections...
. Overall voter turnout was 60.2%.
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Communist Party of Armenia Communist Party of Armenia (Soviet Union) The Communist Party of Armenia was a branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union within Armenian SSR, and as such, the sole ruling party in Armenian SSR.-Dissulution and succession:... |
136 | ||
Independents | 59 | ||
Vacant | 64 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | |||
Total | 1,286,464 | 100 | 259 |
Source: Nohlen et al. |