2001 Moldovan parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 25 February 2001.[1] The result was a victory for the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM), which won 71 of the 101 seats.[2]
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All 101 seats in Parliament 51 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 67.52% ( 1.60pp) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Electoral system
editParliament was elected by proportional representation in a single national constituency. In 2000 the electoral law was amended to change the electoral threshold, which had previously been at 4% for both political parties and independents. For independent candidates the threshold was lowered to 3%, whilst for political parties and electoral blocs it was raised to 6%.[3]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Party of Communists | 794,808 | 50.07 | 71 | |
| Braghiș Alliance | 212,071 | 13.36 | 19 | |
| Christian-Democratic People's Party | 130,810 | 8.24 | 11 | |
| Party of Rebirth and Conciliation | 91,894 | 5.79 | 0 | |
| Democratic Party | 79,757 | 5.02 | 0 | |
| National Liberal Party | 44,548 | 2.81 | 0 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 39,247 | 2.47 | 0 | |
| National Christian Democratic Peasants' Party | 27,575 | 1.74 | 0 | |
| Electoral Bloc Motherland | 25,009 | 1.58 | 0 | |
| For Order and Justice | 23,099 | 1.46 | 0 | |
| Party of Democratic Forces | 19,405 | 1.22 | 0 | |
| Democratic Agrarian Party | 18,473 | 1.16 | 0 | |
| Alliance of Jurists and Economists (PDCM–NPNM) | 14,810 | 0.93 | 0 | |
| Faith and Justice Electoral Bloc (PR–PNR) | 10,686 | 0.67 | 0 | |
| Unity Electoral Bloc (PSRM–PRM) | 7,277 | 0.46 | 0 | |
| Republican Movement "Equality" | 7,023 | 0.44 | 0 | |
| Christian Democratic Peasants' Party | 4,288 | 0.27 | 0 | |
| Independents | 36,477 | 2.30 | 0 | |
| Total | 1,587,257 | 100.00 | 101 | |
| Valid votes | 1,587,257 | 98.79 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 19,446 | 1.21 | ||
| Total votes | 1,606,703 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,379,491 | 67.52 | ||
| Source: eDemocracy | ||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1330 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1342
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1322