2005 Moldovan parliamentary election

2005 Moldovan parliamentary election

6 March 2005
All 101 seats in Parliament 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	69.41 % ( 1.89%)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– PCRM Vladimir Voronin 45.98% 56 −15 BEMD Serafim Urechean 28.53% 34 New PPCD Iurie Roșca 9.07% 11 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Vasile Tarlev PCRM Vasile Tarlev PCRM

Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 6 March 2005. The result was a victory for the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova, which won 56 of the 101 seats.

Electoral system

The Parliament was elected by proportional representation in a single national constituency. In 2002 the electoral law was amended to change the electoral threshold, which had previously been at 3% for independent candidates and 6% for political parties and electoral blocs. For electoral blocs of two parties it was raised to 9%, and for blocs of three or more, it was raised to 12%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Party of Communists	716,336	45.98	56	–15
	Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova	444,377	28.53	34	–
	Christian-Democratic People's Party	141,341	9.07	11	0
	Electoral Bloc Motherland	77,490	4.97	0	0
	Social Democratic Party	45,551	2.92	0	0
	Republican Movement "Equality"	44,129	2.83	0	0
	Party of Socio-Economic Justice	25,870	1.66	0	New
	Christian Democratic Peasants' Party	21,365	1.37	0	0
	Labour Union Party "Fatherland"	14,399	0.92	0	–
	Centrist Union	11,702	0.75	0	New
	Republican Party	592	0.04	0	New
	Independents	14,676	0.94	0	0
Total		1,557,828	100.00	101	0
Valid votes		1,557,828	98.84
Invalid/blank votes		18,251	1.16
Total votes		1,576,079	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,270,668	69.41
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

See also

• Moldovan Parliament 2005–2009