2024 Uzbek parliamentary election

2024 Uzbek parliamentary election

27 October 2024

All 150 seats in the Legislative Chamber 76 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– OʻzLiDeP Abdulla Aripov 34.75 64 +11 Milliy Tiklanish Alisher Qodirov 18.82 29 −7 XDP Ulugbek Inoyatov [uz] 17.11 20 −2 ASDP Bahrom Abduhalimov [uz] 16.20 21 −3 Ecological Narzullo Oblomurodov 13.12 16 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Speaker before Speaker after Nuriddinjon Ismailov XDP Nuriddinjon Ismailov XDP

Parliamentary elections were held on Uzbekistan on 27 October 2024 to elect members of the Legislative Chamber.[1][2]

Electoral system

The 150 members of the Legislative Chamber are elected via parallel voting: half are elected in single-member constituencies via first-past-the-post voting, while the other half are elected via closed list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with an electoral threshold of 7% using the Hare quota. If less than one-third of eligible voters participate in an election, it will be considered invalid, and if no party crosses the electoral threshold for proportional seats, the elections for the proportional seats will be considered invalid. At least 40% of candidates must be women.[3]

Preliminary results

Turnout surpassed the 33% threshold needed for the election to be valid. All candidates came from the country's five registered political parties, none of which are in opposition to the government of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.[4]

Results of the election showed 64 deputies for the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businessmen – Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party, 29 from the Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, 20 from the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, 21 from the Social Democratic Party, and 16 from the Ecological Party of Uzbekistan.[5][6]

Party		Proportional			Constituency			Total seats	+/–
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party	5,194,041	34.75	26			38	64	+11
	Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party	2,812,493	18.82	14			15	29	−7
	People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan	2,558,016	17.11	13			7	20	−2
	Justice Social Democratic Party	2,420,857	16.20	12			9	21	−3
	Ecological Party of Uzbekistan	1,960,764	13.12	10			6	16	+1
Total		14,946,171	100.00	75			75	150	0
Valid votes		14,946,171	99.46
Invalid/blank votes		81,358	0.54
Total votes		15,027,529	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		19,944,859	75.35
Source: MSK, MSK

Aftermath

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe criticized the election for the lack of "a genuine choice" for voters, since all parliamentary parties are loyal to the President and opposition is suppressed. However, the organization also praised the reforms to the voting system that reserved more seats for women.[7]

References

1. "Uzbekistan's October 27 parliamentary elections". Euro Weekly News. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
2. "Uzbekistan adopts new form of ballot papers for parliamentary elections". Trend. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
3. "Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining ayrim qonun hujjatlariga saylov va referendum oʻtkazish tartibini yanada takomillashtirishga qaratilgan oʻzgartirish va qoʻshimchalar kiritish toʻgʻrisida". Markaziy Saylov Komissiyasi. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
4. "Polls close in Uzbekistan's parliamentary election held without real opposition". Associated Press. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
5. "Liberal Democratic Party wins majority of seats in Uzbek parliament – CEC". Interfax. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
6. Mamatkulov, Mukhammadsharif; Auyezov, Olzhas; Anantharaman, Muralikumar. "Uzbekistan's Liberal Democrats lead in parliamentary election". Reuters. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
7. "Voters lacked a genuine choice in Uzbekistan's technically well-prepared parliamentary elections". Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Retrieved 28 October 2024.