2005 Moldovan parliamentary election

none Moldova 1990 2001 Apr 2009 All 101 seats in Parliament 51 6 March 2005 68.84% ( 1.32pp) Vladimir Voronin Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova 71 56 45.98 Serafim Urechean Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova New 34 28.53 Iurie Roșca Christian-Democratic People's Party (Moldova) 11 11 9.07 MdAlegeri2005.svg Prime Minister Vasile Tarlev Vasile Tarlev Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova yes Cabinet First Tarlev Cabinet Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova Second Tarlev Cabinet Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 6 March 2005.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1330 978-3-8329-5609-7 The result was a victory for the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM), which won 56 of the 101 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p1342 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.Nohlen & Stöver, p1322 For electoral blocs of two parties it was raised to 9%, and for blocs of three or more it was raised to 12%. Results thumb|Results of the election, showing vote strength by commune. File:Moldova Parliament 2005.svg Party of Communists 716336 56 –15 Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova 444377 34 – #FFCC00 Christian-Democratic People's Party 141341 11 0 Electoral Bloc Motherland 77490 0 0 #732110 Social Democratic Party 45551 0 0 Republican Movement "Equality" 44129 0 0 Party of Socio-Economic Justice 25870 0 New Christian Democratic Peasants' Party 21365 0 0 Labour Union Party "Fatherland" 14399 0 – Centrist Union 11702 0 New Republican Party 592 0 New Independents 14676 0 0 18251 0 2430537 eDemocracy Results by administrative-territorial unit # Administrative-territorial unit Turnout Party/electoral bloc PCRM BMD PPCD BePR PSDM MRR 1 Chișinău 55.03% 37.97% 30.99% 14.86% 4.70% 3.04% 3.29% 2 Bălți 57.45% 40.83% 22.95% 5.37% 7.84% 3.50% 13.51% 3 Anenii Noi 68.37% 51.52% 24.21% 9.13% 3.70% 4.50% 0.68% 4 Basarabeasca 82.01% 57.49% 21.93% 3.88% 4.28% 1.90% 0.52% 5 Briceni 71.80% 50.14% 30.16% 4.56% 2.66% 1.20% 6.08% 6 Cahul 69.04% 39.08% 31.83% 14.60% 3.13% 3.11% 3.74% 7 Cantemir 78.40% 49.52% 32.58% 8.28% 1.18% 2.60% 0.12% 8 Călărași 71.55% 47.46% 34.26% 9.72% 0.82% 2.07% 0.21% 9 Căușeni 65.81% 49.05% 26.94% 9.47% 2.16% 4.71% 0.61% 10 Cimișlia 72.49% 61.09% 19.30% 8.42% 1.55% 2.64% 0.31% 11 Criuleni 67.31% 48.45% 32.92% 9.83% 0.95% 2.26% 0.29% 12 Donduseni 68.43% 55.19% 21.97% 5.36% 2.48% 2.58% 6.54% 13 Drochia 67.87% 49.92% 28.55% 5.95% 4.04% 2.58% 2.83% 14Dubăsari 66.56% 69.04% 19.02% 3.45% 1.66% 2.64% 0.20% 15 Edineț 67.89% 48.50% 24.63% 4.25% 2.13% 1.42% 12.92% 16 Fălești 73.82% 56.45% 26.49% 4.74% 3.01% 3.02% 1.61% 17 Floresti 73.91% 54.47% 29.93% 5.15% 4.45% 1.35% 0.25% 18 Glodeni 65.36% 47.58% 28.43% 4.04% 8.31% 1.16% 1.61% 19 Hîncești 65.69% 47.97% 31.47% 9.31% 1.27% 4.30% 0.49% 20 Ialoveni 62.73% 43.74% 35.96% 12.27% 0.80% 1.88% 0.17% 21 Leova 74.49% 49.64% 33.38% 8.49% 2.00% 0.80% 0.49% 22 Nisporeni 68.71% 47.80% 31.24% 11.65% 0.88% 2.29% 0.09% 23 Ocnița 76.42% 64.03% 17.14% 3.34% 3.66% 0.93% 7.31% 24 Orhei 64.31% 41.15% 33.95% 10.24% 1.38% 5.53% 0.42% 25 Rezina 74.65% 53.24% 27.62% 8.72% 1.63% 3.95% 0.65% 26 Rîșcani 71.01% 46.17% 29.32% 5.86% 5.07% 2.38% 4.37% 27 Sîngerei 69.97% 44.63% 30.09% 5.69% 4.18% 8.91% 1.28% 28 Soroca 68.47% 51.29% 31.38% 5.06% 2.01% 2.99% 1.96% 29 Strășeni 65.96% 41.92% 33.24% 12.33% 0.91% 1.86% 0.13% 30 Șoldănești 71.55% 60.86% 21.70% 8.73% 0.90% 1.53% 0.11% 31 Ștefan Vodă 65.67% 44.52% 31.19% 11.82% 1.37% 2.08% 1.06% 32 Taraclia 71.70% 49.86% 18.54% 2.28% 12.00% 2.12% 8.30% 33 Telenești 71.96% 42.32% 38.49% 9.41% 0.68% 4.51% 0.04% 34 Ungheni 66.54% 53.30% 27.64% 6.72% 2.37% 3.27% 1.25% 35 U.T.A. Găgăuzia 60.64% 30.75% 6.09% 0.81% 51.48% 0.95% 5.34% 36 Transnistria — 31.42% 41.59% 8.41% 6.01% 6.95% 1.49% 37 Diplomatic missions (Moldovan diaspora) 61.76% 11.61% 43.11% 32.32% 4.92% 3.82% 0.72%Total 64.84% 45.98% 28.53% 9.07% 4.97% 2.92% 2.83% See also Moldovan Parliament 2005–2009 References Parliamentary Moldova Category:Parliamentary elections in Moldova Moldova