Armenian parliamentary election, 2007
Encyclopedia
Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia
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
. The electoral threshold is five per cent.
reported a turnout
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.
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 ArmeniaRepublican Party of ArmeniaThe 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 ArmeniaProsperous ArmeniaProsperous 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 FederationArmenian Revolutionary FederationThe Armenian Revolutionary Federation is an Armenian political party founded in Tiflis in 1890 by Christapor Mikaelian, Stepan Zorian, and Simon Zavarian...
(HHD) -- 8% - National UnityNational 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 ArmeniaPeople's Party of ArmeniaThe People's Party of Armenia is a left-wing socialist political party in Armenia....
(HZhK) -- 5% - Other parties—11%
Results
The BBCBBC
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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
| Name | District | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ruben Hayrapetyan | 001 | |
| Rafik Petrosyan | 002 | |
| Ashot Tonoyan | 003 | |
| Zohrab Zohrabyan | 004 | |
| Levon Sargsyan | 005 | |
| Harutiun Pamboukyan | 006 | |
| Samvel Aleksanyan | 007 | |
| 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 |
| Ruben Sadoyan | 009 | |
| Khachatur Sukiasyan | 010 | Replaced by Ara Simonyan on October 6, 2009 |
| Grigori Margaryan | 011 | |
| Versandik Hakobyan | 012 | |
| Armen Purtoyan | 013 | |
| Lyova Khachatryan | 014 | |
| Khachik Manukyan | 015 | |
| Tigran Stepanyan | 016 | |
| Henrik 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 |
| Manvel Ghazaryan | 018 | |
| Sedrak Saroyan | 019 | |
| Hrant Grigoryan | 020 | |
| Rustam Gasparyan | 021 | |
| Tigran Arzakantsyan | 022 | |
| Hrant Madatyan | 023 | |
| Hakob R. Hakobyan | 024 | |
| Sasun Mikayelvan | 025 | Replaced by Mkhitar Harutyunyan on September 15, 2009 |
| Robert Tovmasyan | 026 | |
| Melik Manukyan | 027 | |
| Gagik Tsarukyan | 028 | |
| Arkadi Hambardzumyan | 029 | |
| Viktor Dallakyan | 030 | |
| Karen Saribekyan | 031 | |
| Surik Poghosyan | 032 | |
| Ashot Aghababyan | 033 | |
| Martun Grigoryan | 034 | |
| Samvel Balasanyan | 035 | |
| Mkhitar Varagyan | 036 | |
| Aleksandr Sargsyan | 037 | |
| Vahe 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 | |
| Samvel Sargsyan | 039 | |
| Mikayel Vardanyan | 040 | |
| Hakob G. Hakobyan | 041 | |
| Tigran 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 | |
| Karen 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 |
| Razmik Zohrabyan | 044 | |
| Galust Sahakyan | 045 | |
| Hranush 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 |
| Gagik Minasyan | 047 | |
| Ara Babloyan | 048 | |
| Hermineh Naghdalyan | 049 | |
| Armen Ashotyan | 050 | Replaced by Karine Atshemyan on May 13, 2009 |
| Karen Chshmaritian | 051 | |
| Davit Harutyunyan | 052 | |
| Vardan 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 | |
| Myasnik Malkhasyan | 054 | Replaced by Hovhannes Sahakyan on September 15, 2009 |
| Samvel Nikoyan | 055 | |
| Volodya Badalyan | 056 | |
| Hamlet Harutyunyan | 057 | |
| Gagik Abrahamyan | 058 | |
| Areg Ghukasyan | 059 | |
| Ashot Arsenyan | 060 | |
| Manvel Badeyan | 061 | |
| Nahapet Gevorkyan | 062 | |
| Armen Mkhitaryan | 063 | |
| Rafik Grigoryan | 064 | |
| Mkrtich Minasyan | 065 | |
| Arakel Movsisyan | 066 | |
| Martin Sargsyan | 067 | |
| Tachat Vardapetyan | 068 | |
| Shirak Torosyan | 069 | |
| Spartak Melikyan | 070 | |
| Artak Davtyan | 071 | |
| Karen Avagyan | 072 | |
| Hayk Sanosyan | 073 | |
| Misha Stepanyan | 074 | |
| Vazgen Karakhanyan | 075 | |
| Artyom Ghukasyan | 076 | |
| Arman Sahakyan | 077 | |
| Vladimir Badalyan | 078 | Replaced by Araik Hovhannisyan on August 28, 2008 |
| Eduard Sharmazanov | 079 | |
| Armen Danielyan | 080 | Replaced by Sukias Avetisyan on May 8, 2008 |
| Aleksan Petrosyan | 081 | |
| Melik Gasparyan | 082 | Replaced by Artak Zakaryan on October 12, 2009 |
| Goharik Yenokyan | 083 | |
| Ishkhan Zakaryan | 084 | Replaced by Armen Melikyan on November 6, 2007 |
| Vardan Bostanjyan | 085 | |
| Mkhitar 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 |
| Arevik Petrosyan | 087 | |
| Aram Safaryan | 088 | |
| Ernest Soghomonyan | 089 | |
| Avet Adonts | 090 | Replaced by Vachagan Khurshudyan on May 27, 2009 |
| Karo Karapetyan | 091 | |
| Murad Guloyan | 092 | |
| Vahe Hovhannisyan | 093 | Replaced by Rubik Harutyunyan on May 21, 2008; then by Ruben Gevorgyan on September 15, 2009 |
| Vahagn Makhsudyan | 094 | |
| Arshak Mkhitaryan | 095 | |
| Armen Abrahamyan | 096 | |
| Harutyun Gharagyozyan | 097 | |
| Robert Zakaryan | 098 | |
| Naira Zohrabyan | 099 | |
| Arsen Avagyan | 100 | |
| Vahan Hovhannesyan | 101 | |
| Armen Rustamyan | 102 | |
| Alvard Petrosyan | 103 | |
| Artyush Shahbazyan | 104 | |
| Mikayel Manukyan | 105 | |
| Artur Aghabekyan | 106 | |
| Ruzanna Arakelyan | 107 | |
| Araik Grigoryan | 108 | |
| Ashot Apoyan | 109 | |
| Karen Vardanyan | 110 | |
| Hrayr 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 | |
| Aramais Grigoryan | 112 | Replaced by Bagrat Sargsyan on June 2, 2008 |
| Lilit Galstian | 113 | |
| Artsvik Minasyan | 114 | |
| Ara Nranyan | 115 | |
| Gagik Gevorgyan | 116 | |
| Artur Baghdasaryan | 117 | Replaced by Ishkhan Khachatryan on May 5, 2008 |
| Mher Shahgeldyan | 118 | Replaced by Artsruni Aghajanyan on April 23, 2008 |
| Heghine Bisharyan | 119 | |
| Artashes 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 |
| Seryozha Abrahamyan | 121 | |
| Khachik Petrosyan | 122 | |
| Hovhannes Margaryan | 123 | |
| Gurgen Sargsyan | 124 | Replaced by Khachik Harutyuanyan on April 23, 2008 |
| Raffi K. Hovhannisian | 125 | |
| Larisa Alaverdyan | 126 | |
| Vardan 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 | |
| Anahit Bakhshyan | 128 | |
| Styopa Safaryan | 129 | |
| Zaruhi Postanjyan | 130 | |
| Armen Martirosyan | 131 |
- Source: Official website