Armenian parliamentary election, 2007
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Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

 on 12 May 2007. 1,364 candidates ran for the 131 seats, 41 of which were constituency seats with the remaining 90 being filled by a proportional party-list system
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...

. The electoral threshold is five per cent.

Pre-vote poll

A poll from early April 2007 gave the following results:
  • Republican Party of Armenia
    Republican Party of Armenia
    The Republican Party of Armenia is a national conservative political party in Armenia. It was the first political party in independent Armenia to be founded and registered . It is the largest party of the centre-right in Armenia, and claims to have 140,000 members...

     (HHK) -- 31%
  • Prosperous Armenia
    Prosperous Armenia
    Prosperous Armenia is a political party in Armenia. It was founded by Gagik Tsarukian, a wealthy businessman, in late 2005. It debuted in the 2007 Armenian parliamentary elections, winning 18 seats and 14.68% of the votes, making it the second largest political party in parliament.-External...

     (BHK) -- 27%
  • Rule of Law (Armenia)
    Rule of Law (Armenia)
    Rule of Law is a centrist political party in Armenia, led by Artur Baghdasarian. It is the fourth largest party in the Armenian National Assembly...

     (OE) -- 11%
  • Armenian Revolutionary Federation
    Armenian Revolutionary Federation
    The Armenian Revolutionary Federation is an Armenian political party founded in Tiflis in 1890 by Christapor Mikaelian, Stepan Zorian, and Simon Zavarian...

     (HHD) -- 8%
  • National Unity
    National Unity (Armenia)
    The National Unity is a conservative political party in Armenia. It is currently led by Artashes Geghamyan....

     (NU) -- 7%
  • People's Party of Armenia
    People's Party of Armenia
    The People's Party of Armenia is a left-wing socialist political party in Armenia....

     (HZhK) -- 5%
  • Other parties—11%

Results

The BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

 reported a turnout
Voter turnout
Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election . After increasing for many decades, there has been a trend of decreasing voter turnout in most established democracies since the 1960s...

 of over 60%. The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe judged the elections to have "demonstrated improvement" over previous parliamentary elections, but said "the stated intention by the Armenian authorities to conduct an election in line with OSCE commitments and international standards was not fully realized."

Critics and opposition politicians had announced their fears that the polls would not be democratic, despite officials' reassurements that the changes to the voting laws will ensure a more democratic election than the greatly criticised 2003 one.

Members

NameDistrictNotes
Hayrapetyan, RubenRuben Hayrapetyan 001
Petrosyan, RafikRafik Petrosyan 002
Tonoyan, AshotAshot Tonoyan 003
Zohrabyan, ZohrabZohrab Zohrabyan 004
Sargsyan, LevonLevon Sargsyan 005
Pamboukyan, HarutiunHarutiun Pamboukyan 006
Aleksanyan, SamvelSamvel Aleksanyan 007
Hakobyan, Hakob V.Hakob V. Hakobyan 008 Replaced by Koryun Nahapetyan
Koryun Nahapetyan
Koryun Nahapetyan was an Armenian-Russian painter-nonconformist, sociologist, philosopher and public activist, a participant of the Bulldozer Exhibition. He was a member of UNESCO International Federation of Painters....

 on September 15, 2009
Sadoyan, RubenRuben Sadoyan 009
Sukiasyan, KhachaturKhachatur Sukiasyan 010 Replaced by Ara Simonyan on October 6, 2009
Margaryan, GrigoriGrigori Margaryan 011
Hakobyan, VersandikVersandik Hakobyan 012
Purtoyan, Armen Armen Purtoyan 013
Khachatryan, LyovaLyova Khachatryan 014
Manukyan, KhachikKhachik Manukyan 015
Stepanyan, TigranTigran Stepanyan 016
Abrahamyan, HenrikHenrik Abrahamyan 017 Replaced by Hovik Abrahamyan
Hovik Abrahamyan
Hovik A. Abrahamyan is the current speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia.-Personal life:Hovik Abrahamyan was born on 24 January 1958 in Mkhchyan village, Ararat Marz of Armenia...

 on June 2, 2008
Ghazaryan, ManvelManvel Ghazaryan 018
Saroyan, SedrakSedrak Saroyan 019
Grigoryan, HrantHrant Grigoryan 020
Gasparyan, RustamRustam Gasparyan 021
Arzakantsyan, TigranTigran Arzakantsyan 022
Madatyan, HrantHrant Madatyan 023
Hakobyan, Hakob R.Hakob R. Hakobyan 024
Mikayelyan, SasunSasun Mikayelvan 025 Replaced by Mkhitar Harutyunyan on September 15, 2009
Tovmasyan, RobertRobert Tovmasyan 026
Manukyan, MelikMelik Manukyan 027
Tsarukyan, GagikGagik Tsarukyan 028
Hambardzumyan, ArkadiArkadi Hambardzumyan 029
Dallakyan, ViktorViktor Dallakyan 030
Saribekyan, KarenKaren Saribekyan 031
Poghosyan, SurikSurik Poghosyan 032
Aghababyan, AshotAshot Aghababyan 033
Grigoryan, MartunMartun Grigoryan 034
Balasanyan, SamvelSamvel Balasanyan 035
Varagyan, MkhitarMkhitar Varagyan 036
Sargsyan, AleksandrAleksandr Sargsyan 037
Hakobyan, VaheVahe Hakobyan
Vahe Hakobyan
Vahe M. Hakobyan is a member of the National Assembly of Armenia. He is a member of the Republican Party of Armenia and is on the Standing Committee on Financial-Credit, Budgetary and Economic Affairs. He is not a member of any faction or deputy group.He was born in Kajaran, Armenia...

038
Sargsyan, SamvelSamvel Sargsyan 039
Vardanyan, MikayelMikayel Vardanyan 040
Hakobyan, Hakob G.Hakob G. Hakobyan 041
Torosyan, TigranTigran Torosyan
Tigran Torosyan
Tigran Suriki Torosyan , born April 14, 1956 in Yerevan, was the speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia from 2006 to 2008. From 1993 he was a member of Republican Party of Armenia and the party board. In 1998-2008 he became a Deputy Chairman of the RPA board. On June 1, 2006 he was elected...

042
Karapetyan, KarenKaren Karapetyan
Karen Karapetyan
Karen Karapetyan is the current mayor of Yerevan, Armenia. He became the mayor on December 17, 2010, after receiving the overwhelming support from the municipal assembly. Prior to becoming the mayor, Karapetyan was chief executive of the Armenian-Russian joint venture, ArmRosGazprom, since 2001...

043 Replaced by Lernik Alexanyan on September 30, 2008
Zohrabyan, RazmikRazmik Zohrabyan 044
Sahakyan, GalustGalust Sahakyan 045
Hakobyan, HranushHranush Hakobyan
Hranush Hakobyan
Hranush Hakobyan is a female Armenian politician who is currently the longest-serving woman in the National Assembly of Armenia. Hakobyan was among the only seven members of Armenia's Parliament. She was the first Armenian woman to be "directly elected" into office by the Armenian people instead...

046 Replaced by Gagik Melikyan on June 27. 2008
Minasyan, GagikGagik Minasyan 047
Babloyan, AraAra Babloyan 048
Naghdalyan, HerminehHermineh Naghdalyan 049
Ashotyan, ArmenArmen Ashotyan 050 Replaced by Karine Atshemyan on May 13, 2009
Chshmaritian, KarenKaren Chshmaritian 051
Harutyunyan, DavitDavit Harutyunyan 052
Ayvazyan, VardanVardan Ayvazyan
Vardan Ayvazyan
Vardan Ayvazyan is the current Ecology Minister of Armenia. In September 2006, at a press conference criticizing the American Global Gold corporation, he said, "Do you know who you are defending? You are defending kikes! Go over their [company headquarters] and find out who is behind this company...

053
Malkhasyan, MyasnikMyasnik Malkhasyan 054 Replaced by Hovhannes Sahakyan on September 15, 2009
Nikoyan, SamvelSamvel Nikoyan 055
Badalyan, VolodyaVolodya Badalyan 056
Harutyunyan, HamletHamlet Harutyunyan 057
Abrahamyan, GagikGagik Abrahamyan 058
Ghukasyan, AregAreg Ghukasyan 059
Arsenyan, AshotAshot Arsenyan 060
Badeyan, ManvelManvel Badeyan 061
Gevorkyan, NahapetNahapet Gevorkyan 062
Mkhitaryan, ArmenArmen Mkhitaryan 063
Grigoryan, RafikRafik Grigoryan 064
Minasyan, MkrtichMkrtich Minasyan 065
Movsisyan, ArakelArakel Movsisyan 066
Sargsyan, MartinMartin Sargsyan 067
Vardapetyan, TachatTachat Vardapetyan 068
Torosyan, ShirakShirak Torosyan 069
Melikyan, SpartakSpartak Melikyan 070
Davtyan, ArtakArtak Davtyan 071
Avagyan, KarenKaren Avagyan 072
Sanosyan, HaykHayk Sanosyan 073
Stepanyan, MishaMisha Stepanyan 074
Karakhanyan, VazgenVazgen Karakhanyan 075
Ghukasyan, ArtyomArtyom Ghukasyan 076
Sahakyan, ArmanArman Sahakyan 077
Badalyan, VladimirVladimir Badalyan 078 Replaced by Araik Hovhannisyan on August 28, 2008
Sharmazanov, EduardEduard Sharmazanov 079
Danielyan, ArmenArmen Danielyan 080 Replaced by Sukias Avetisyan on May 8, 2008
Petrosyan, AleksanAleksan Petrosyan 081
Gasparyan, MelikMelik Gasparyan 082 Replaced by Artak Zakaryan on October 12, 2009
Yenokyan, GoharikGoharik Yenokyan 083
Zakaryan, IshkhanIshkhan Zakaryan 084 Replaced by Armen Melikyan on November 6, 2007
Bosyanjyan, VardanVardan Bostanjyan 085
Mnatsakanyan, MkhitarMkhitar Mnatsakanyan 086 Replaced by Vahe Enfiajyan
Vahe Enfiajyan
Vahe Enfiajyan is a Prosperous Armenia Party member of the National Assembly of Armenia, elected in 2009.-References:...

 on November 25, 2009
Petrosyan, ArevikArevik Petrosyan 087
Safaryan, AramAram Safaryan 088
Soghomonyan, ErnestErnest Soghomonyan 089
Adonts, AvetAvet Adonts 090 Replaced by Vachagan Khurshudyan on May 27, 2009
Karapetyan, KaroKaro Karapetyan 091
Guloyan, MuradMurad Guloyan 092
Hovhannisyan, VaheVahe Hovhannisyan 093 Replaced by Rubik Harutyunyan on May 21, 2008; then by Ruben Gevorgyan on September 15, 2009
Makhsudyan, VahagnVahagn Makhsudyan 094
Mkhitaryan, ArshakArshak Mkhitaryan 095
Abrahamyan, ArmenArmen Abrahamyan 096
Gharagyozyan, HarutyunHarutyun Gharagyozyan 097
Zakaryan, RobertRobert Zakaryan 098
Zohrabyan, NairaNaira Zohrabyan 099
Avagyan, ArsenArsen Avagyan 100
Hovhannesyan, VahanVahan Hovhannesyan 101
Rustamyan, ArmenArmen Rustamyan 102
Petrosyan, AlvardAlvard Petrosyan 103
Shahbazyan, ArtyushArtyush Shahbazyan 104
Manukyan, MikayelMikayel Manukyan 105
Aghabekyan, ArturArtur Aghabekyan 106
Arakelyan, RuzannaRuzanna Arakelyan 107
Grigoryan, AraikAraik Grigoryan 108
Apoyan, AshotAshot Apoyan 109
Vardanyan, KarenKaren Vardanyan 110
Karapetyan, HrayrHrayr Karapetyan
Hrayr Karapetyan
Hrayr Karapetyan is the Vice-speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. He is also an author of a number of scientific manuals and works.- External links :*...

111
Grigoryan, AramaisAramais Grigoryan 112 Replaced by Bagrat Sargsyan on June 2, 2008
Galstian, LilitLilit Galstian 113
Minasyan, ArtsvikArtsvik Minasyan 114
Nranyan, AraAra Nranyan 115
Gevorgyan, GagikGagik Gevorgyan 116
Baghdasaryan, ArturArtur Baghdasaryan 117 Replaced by Ishkhan Khachatryan on May 5, 2008
Shahgeldyan, MherMher Shahgeldyan 118 Replaced by Artsruni Aghajanyan on April 23, 2008
Bisharyan, HeghineHeghine Bisharyan 119
Avoyan, ArtashesArtashes Avoyan
Artashes Avoyan
Artashes Avoyan was born on December 25, 1972 in Yerevan.In 1994 he graduated from the faculty of Law of Yerevan State University. He is a lawyer....

120 Replaced by Stepan Aslanyan on July 22, 2008; then by Gagik Baghdasaryan on April 29, 2010
Abrahamyan, SeryozhaSeryozha Abrahamyan 121
Petrosyan, KhachikKhachik Petrosyan 122
Margaryan, HovhannesHovhannes Margaryan 123
Sargsyan, GurgenGurgen Sargsyan 124 Replaced by Khachik Harutyuanyan on April 23, 2008
Hovhannisian, Raffi K.Raffi K. Hovhannisian 125
Alaverdyan, LarisaLarisa Alaverdyan 126
Khachatryan, VardanVardan Khachatryan
Vardan Khachatryan
Vardan Khachatryan is a former Armenian football defender. He was a member of the national team, and has played 30 matches and scored 1 goals since his debut in 1992, in friendly match against Moldova .-External links:...

127
Bakhshyan, AnahitAnahit Bakhshyan 128
Safaryan, StyopaStyopa Safaryan 129
Postanjyan, ZaruhiZaruhi Postanjyan 130
Martirosyan, ArmenArmen Martirosyan 131
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