2018 Bashkir parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Bashkortostan on 9 September 2018 to elect the 110 members of 6th convocation of the State Assembly. The United Russia won majority of seats while the Communist Party and Liberal Democratic Party earned the highest gain of seats.

2018 Bashkir parliamentary election
Bashkortostan
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110 seats in the State Assembly
56 seats needed for a majority
Turnout48.99%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
United Russia Rustem Khamitov 59.21 79 −9
CPRF Yunir Kutluguzhin 19.09 15 +5
LDPR Ryabov Vyacheslav 10.11 7 +4
SR Yuri Ignatiev 5.56 5 +5
Patriots of Russia Zagir Khakimov 4.01 2 +1
The Greens Rufina Shagapova 2.01 1 +1
Independents 1 −5
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman before Chairman after
Konstantin Tolkachev
United Russia
Konstantin Tolkachev
United Russia

Electoral system

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In accordance with the Bashkir law, the State Assembly of Bashkortostan members are elected for a five-year term on the basis of universal equal and direct suffrage through a secret ballot by a citizen of the Russian Federation. A person may be eligible to be elected if they have reached the age of 21 as well as the right to vote. The State Assembly can function if at least 2/3's of its members have been elected.[1]

Timeline

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  • 18 June 2018 – The Central Election Commission of Bashkortostan sets the election date for 9 September.[2]
  • 10 July 2018 – Accreditation of mass media applications begin.[3]
  • 21 July 2018 – Nominations of candidates end and registration begins.[4]
  • 31 July 2018 – Registration of candidates end.[5]
  • 5 September 2018 – Accreditation of media applications end.[6]
  • 8 September 2018 – Day of silence, campaigning is prohibited.[7]
  • 9 September 2018 – Election day, 3,426 polls open at 8:00 and close at 20:00 where the tabulation and counting of ballots begin.[8]

Results

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PartyParty-listConstituencyTotal
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
United Russia871,88859.21354479–9
Communist Party of the Russian Federation281,11019.0911415+5
Liberal Democratic Party of Russia148,87910.11617+4
A Just Russia81,8615.56325+5
Patriots of Russia59,0754.01022+1
Russian Ecological Party "The Greens"29,6272.01011+1
Independents11–5
Total1,472,440100.0055551100
Valid votes1,472,44098.47
Invalid/blank votes22,9091.53
Total votes1,495,349100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,052,21448.993,052,214
Source: Central Election Commission

References

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  1. ^ "Закон РБ "О Государственном Собрании – Курултае Республики Башкортостан"". gsrb.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2016-12-17. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  2. ^ "Центральная избирательная комиссия Республики Башкортостан назначила выборы депутатов Государственного Собрания - Курултая Республики Башкортостан шестого созыва". www.bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru (in Russian). 2018-06-18. Archived from the original on 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  3. ^ "Начался приём заявок на аккредитацию средств массовой информации к единому дню голосования 9 сентября 2018 года". www.bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru (in Russian). 2018-07-11. Archived from the original on 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  4. ^ "Выдвижение кандидатов, списков кандидатов на выборах депутатов Государственного Собрания-Курултая Республики Башкортостан шестого созыва - Официальный сайт городского округа город Кумертау". www.admkumertau.ru. 2018-07-25. Archived from the original on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  5. ^ "Состоялась пресс-конференция по итогам выдвижения и регистрации кандидатов, списков кандидатов". www.bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru. 2018-08-31. Archived from the original on 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  6. ^ "Аккредитация журналистов завершается 5 сентября 2018 года". www.bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru. 2018-08-29. Archived from the original on 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  7. ^ "8 сентября 2018 года – «день тишины»". www.bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru. 2018-09-08. Archived from the original on 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
  8. ^ "В республике открылись избирательные участки". www.bashkortostan.izbirkom.ru (in Russian). 2018-09-09. Archived from the original on 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2021-09-24.