2007 Armenian parliamentary election
{{Short description|Parliamentary election in Armenia}}{{Infobox legislative election
| election_name = 2007 Armenian parliamentary election
| country = Armenia
| previous_election = 2003
| election_date = {{Start date|2007|05|12}}
| next_election = 2012
| seats_for_election= All 131 seats in the National Assembly
| majority_seats = 66
| leader1 = Serzh Sargsyan
| party1 = Republican Party of Armenia
| last_election1 = 33
| seats1 = 59
| percentage1 = 33.91
| leader2 = Gagik Tsarukyan
| party2 = Prosperous Armenia
| last_election2 = New
| seats2 = 25
| percentage2 = 15.13
| leader3 = Vahan Hovhannisyan
| party3 = Armenian Revolutionary Federation
| last_election3 = 11
| seats3 = 16
| percentage3 = 13.16
| leader4 = Artur Baghdasaryan
| party4 = Orinats Yerkir
| last_election4 = 19
| seats4 = 10
| percentage4 = 7.05
| leader5 = Raffi Hovannisian
| party5 = Heritage (Armenia)
| last_election5 = New
| seats5 = 7
| percentage5 = 6.00
| leader6 =
| party6 = Dashink Party
| last_election6 = New
| seats6 = 1
| percentage6 = –
| leader7 = –
| party7 = Independent politician
| last_election7 = 37
| seats7 = 13
| percentage7 = –
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| title = Prime Minister
| before_election = Serzh Sargsyan
| before_party = Republican Party of Armenia
| posttitle = Elected Prime Minister
| after_election = Serzh Sargsyan
| after_party = Republican Party of Armenia
}}{{Politics of Armenia}}
Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 12 May 2007.[http://www.electionguide.org/country-events.php?ID=12 ElectionGuide.org] 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.[http://english.people.com.cn/200705/12/eng20070512_374049.html Armenian parliament election kicks off] People's Daily Online, 12 May 2007 The electoral threshold was five per cent.
Results
The BBC reported a turnout of over 60%.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6650789.stm 2007 Armenian elections - BBC] The Organization 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."[http://www.osce.org/documents/html/pdftohtml/26169_en.pdf.html OSCE/ODIHR EOM Final Report, 10 September 2007] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606114829/http://www.osce.org/documents/html/pdftohtml/26169_en.pdf.html |date=June 6, 2011 }}
Critics and opposition politicians had announced their fears that the polls would not be democratic, despite officials' reassurances that the changes to the voting laws would ensure a more democratic election than the greatly criticised 2003 one.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6648935.stm Armenia holds parliamentary poll] BBC News, 12 May 2007
{{Election results
|firstround=Proportional|secondround=Constituency
|party1=Republican Party of Armenia|votes1=458258|seats1=41|votes1_2=429423|seats1_2=18|totseats1=59|sc1=+26
|party2=Prosperous Armenia|votes2=204483|seats2=18|votes2_2=216977|seats2_2=7|totseats2=25|sc2=New
|party3=Armenian Revolutionary Federation|votes3=177907|seats3=16|votes3_2=3237|seats3_2=0|totseats3=16|sc3=+5
|party4=Orinats Yerkir|votes4=95324|seats4=8|votes4_2=93999|seats4_2=2|totseats4=10|sc4=–9
|party5=Heritage|votes5=81048|seats5=7|totseats5=7|sc5=New
|party6=United Labour Party|votes6=59271|seats6=0|totseats6=0|sc6=–6
|party7=National Unity|votes7=49864|seats7=0|votes7_2=8341|seats7_2=0|totseats7=0|sc7=–9
|party8=New Times|votes8=47060|seats8=0|totseats8=0|sc8=New
|party9=People's Party|votes9=37044|seats9=0|votes9_2=9523|seats9_2=0|totseats9=0|sc9=New
|party10=Union Party|votes10=32943|seats10=0|totseats10=0|sc10=New
|party11=People's Party of Armenia|votes11=22762|seats11=0|totseats11=0|sc11=0
|party12=Hanrapetutyun Party|votes12=22288|seats12=0|totseats12=0|sc12=–1
|party13=Impeachment Union|votes13=17475|seats13=0|totseats13=0|sc13=New
|party14=Armenian Communist Party|votes14=8792|seats14=0|votes14_2=568|seats14_2=0|totseats14=0|sc14=0
|party15=National Democratic Party|votes15=8556|seats15=0|totseats15=0|sc15=New
|party16=Direct Democracy Party|votes16=8351|seats16=0|totseats16=0|sc16=New
|party17=National Accord Party|votes17=4199|seats17=0|totseats17=0|sc17=New
|party18=Democratic Party of Armenia|votes18=3686|seats18=0|totseats18=0|sc18=New
|party19=Christian-People's Renaissance Party|votes19=3433|seats19=0|totseats19=0|sc19=New
|party20=United Liberal National Party|votes20=2739|seats20=0|totseats20=0|sc20=New
|party21=Marxist Party of Armenia|votes21=2660|seats21=0|votes21_2=7638|seats21_2=0|totseats21=0|sc21=New
|party22=Youth Party|votes22=2291|seats22=0|votes22_2=10233|seats22_2=0|totseats22=0|sc22=New
|party23=Social Democrat Hunchakian Party|votes23=989|seats23=0|totseats23=0|sc23=New
|party24=Dashink Party|votes24_2=36746|seats24_2=1|totseats24=1|sc24=New
|party25=Democratic Way Party|votes25_2=13338|seats25_2=0|totseats25=0|sc25=New
|party26=Pan-Armenian National Movement|votes26_2=7764|seats26_2=0|totseats26=0|sc26=0
|party27=Christian Democratic Union|votes27_2=6898|seats27_2=0|totseats27=0|sc27=0
|party28=Liberal Progressive Party of Armenia|votes28_2=6886|seats28_2=0|totseats28=0|sc28=New
|party29=Constitutional Right Union Party|votes29_2=3628|seats29_2=0|totseats29=0|sc29=New
|party30=Bloc of National Democrats|votes30_2=1440|seats30_2=0|totseats30=0|sc30=New
|party31=Armenian Motherland Party|votes31_2=1356|seats31_2=0|totseats31=0|sc31=New
|party32=Hayreniq Party|votes32_2=1269|seats32_2=0|totseats32=0|sc32=New
|party33=Progressive United Communist Party|votes33_2=1237|seats33_2=0|totseats33=0|sc33=New
|party34=Freedom Struggle Veterans' Union|votes34_2=1043|seats34_2=0|totseats34=0|sc34=New
|party35=Independents|votes35_2=404121|seats35_2=13|totseats35=13|sc35=–24
|invalid=38002|invalid2=68402
|total_sc=0
|electorate=2319722|electorate2=2278404
|source=[https://res.elections.am/images/doc/ampopich.pdf Central Electoral Commission of Armenia], [http://www.electiondataarchive.org/ CLEA]
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References
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External links
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- [http://www.transparency.am/ Center for Regional Development / Transparency International Armenia Election Monitor]
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