2017 Abkhazian parliamentary election

2017 Abkhazian parliamentary election
Abkhazia
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All 35 seats in the People's Assembly
18 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Seats
FNUA Daur Arshba 6
United Abkhazia Sergei Shamba 3
Independents 26
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Speaker of the People's Assembly before Speaker of the People's Assembly after
Valeri Bganba
Independent
Valery Kvarchia
Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in Abkhazia in the spring of 2017. The first round was held on 12 March and a runoff held on 26 March. Voters elected the 6th convocation of the People's Assembly.

Campaign

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27 out of 33 incumbent deputies were standing for re-election.[1] Among the candidates was former President Alexander Ankvab, who was ousted in the 2014 revolution. Ankvab was nominated by initiative groups in three different constituencies, but decided to run in constituency 18 (Gudauta).[2]

First round

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Twelve candidates were elected in the first round of the elections, with 22 constituencies going to a second round. The first round was re-run in one constituency (17, Gudauta 1).[3]

Constituency Winning candidate Votes % Total votes Registered voters Turnout
2 Almas Japua 1,095 56.27 1,946 5,606 34.71
10 Yury Khagush 1,745 60.55 2,882 5,321 54.16
11 Astamur Arshba 1,391 59.44 2,340 4,803 48.72
14 Dmitry Dbar 1,043 53.51 1,949 3,288 59.28
15 Dmitry Ardzinba 1,343 52.69 2,549 3,735 68.25
16 Mikhail Sangulia 1,094 65.71 1,665 3,814 43.65
18 Aleksandr Ankvab 1,028 52.26 1,967 3,573 55.05
22 Levon Galustyan 1,012 62.32 1,624 3,393 47.86
24 Ashot Minosyan 1,281 60.28 2,125 3,496 60.78
25 Said Kharazia 1,277 52.08 2,452 5,099 48.09
29 Astamur Tarba 1,075 56.28 1,910 2,623 72.82
30 Batal Tabagua 927 53.49 1,733 2,581 67.14
Source: Apsnypress

Second round

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22 seats were contested in the second round.[4]

Constituency Winning candidate
1 Givi Kvarchia
3 Valery Agrba
4 Batal Ayba
5 Lasha Ashuba
6 Raul Lolua
7 Alkhas Jinjolia
8 Akhra Abukhba
9 Beslan Smyr
12 Aleksandr Tsishba
13 Levon Dashan
19 Dmitry Gunba
20 Natali Smyr
21 Almaskhan Ardzinba
23 Valery Kvarchia
26 Ilya Gunia
27 Venori Bebia
28 Astamur Logua
31 Aslan Bzhania
32 Inal Tarba
33 Tayfun Ardzinba
34 Omar Jinjolia
35 Kakha Pertaia

Later Election

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A re-voting was held in the constituency 17 of Gudauta District, on 14 May.[5]

Constituency Winning candidate
17 Leonid Chamagua

References

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  1. ^ "27 ИЗ 33 ДЕПУТАТОВ ПЯТОГО СОЗЫВА НАМЕРЕНЫ БАЛЛОТИРОВАТЬСЯ НА ПАРЛАМЕНТСКИХ ВЫБОРАХ 12 МАРТА 2017 Г." Abkhazinform. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ^ "АЛЕКСАНДР АНКВАБ ВЕРНУЛСЯ В АБХАЗИЮ И НАМЕРЕН БАЛЛОТИРОВАТЬСЯ ПО ИЗБИРАТЕЛЬНОМУ ОКРУГУ №18". Abkhazinform. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ^ The Central Election Commission announced the preliminary results of the elections to the Parliament of Abkhazia Apsny Press, 13 March 2017
  4. ^ Центризбирком зарегистрировал 22 избранных депутата, Apsnypress, 1 April 2017
  5. ^ Леонид Чамагуа одержал победу на повторных выборах в Парламент, Apsnypress, 15 May 2017