Moldovan parliamentary election, 1994
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Early parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 27 February 1994.[1] They were the country's first competitive elections, and followed deadlock in Parliament over the issue of joining the Commonwealth of Independent States.[2] The result was a victory for the Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova, which won 56 of the 104 seats.[3]
Electoral system
In 1993 a new electoral law was passed,[4] which removed the right to vote from serving members of the military, whilst removing the right to run for election from all members of the military, the judiciary, the police force, national security services and prosecutors.[5] A special Central Election Commission was formed by the Supreme Court, consisting of the five judges in the Court and one representative of each party or alliance.[6]
Parliament was elected by proportional representation in a single national constituency. The electoral threshold was set at 4% for both independent candidates and political parties.[6]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova | 766,589 | 43.18 | 56 |
| Socialist Party-Unity Movement | 390,584 | 22.00 | 28 |
| Bloc of Peasants and Intellectuals | 163,513 | 9.21 | 11 |
| Alliance of the Christian Democratic Popular Front | 133,606 | 7.53 | 9 |
| Social Democratic Bloc (PDSM–LNTM–UTM–MDD–FITU) | 65,028 | 3.66 | 0 |
| Association of Women in Moldova | 50,243 | 2.83 | 0 |
| Democratic Labour Party of Moldova | 49,210 | 2.77 | 0 |
| Reform Party | 41,980 | 2.36 | 0 |
| Democratic Party of Moldova | 23,368 | 1.32 | 0 |
| Association of the Victims of the Totalitarian Regime of Moldova | 16,672 | 0.94 | 0 |
| Republican Party of Moldova | 16,529 | 0.93 | 0 |
| Ecologist Party of Moldova "Green Alliance" | 7,025 | 0.40 | 0 |
| National Christian Party | 5,878 | 0.33 | 0 |
| Independents | 45,152 | 2.54 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 93,713 | – | – |
| Total | 1,869,090 | 100 | 104 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,356,614 | 79.3 | – |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||
