2023 Turkmen parliamentary election

2023 Turkmen parliamentary election
	All 125 seats in the Assembly; 63 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	91.12%
Gülşat Mämmedowa; TDP	Dünýägözel Gulmanowa; TDP

Parliamentary elections were held in Turkmenistan on 26 March 2023 to elect the 125 members of the Assembly.^[1] The elections took place after the introduction of a separate constitutional authority. The Assembly (Turkmen: Mejlis) is since January 2023 the unicameral legislature of Turkmenistan.^[2]^[3] Between March 2021 and 21 January 2023 it was the lower house of the National Council of Turkmenistan.^[4]

No prior elections in Turkmenistan have been deemed free and fair.^[5]

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party of Turkmenistan			65	+10
	Agrarian Party of Turkmenistan			24	+13
	Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs			18	+7
	Independents			18	–30
Total				125	0

Total votes		3,185,935	–
Registered voters/turnout		3,496,304	91.12
Source: CEC (turnout),^[6] Turkmen Portal (seat distribution)^[7]

References

^ "Turkmenistan awaits parliamentary elections". Daryo. 1 March 2023. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^ Cоздан высший представительный орган народной власти – Халк Маслахаты Туркменистана (in Russian), Neytralny Turkmenistan, 22 January 2023
^ Халк Маслахаты стал самостоятельным законодательным органом, а парламент однопалатным (in Russian), RFE/RL, 23 January 2023
^ "Populists and Autocrats: The Dual Threat to Global Democracy". Freedom House. Archived from the original on 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
^ Bennetts, Marc. "Turkmenistan's dictator ready to collar his son as successor". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
^ "Türkmenistanda Saýlawlary we sala salşyklary geçirmek boýunça merkezi toparyň mejlisi geçirildi" [A meeting of the Central Committee on Elections and Referendums was held in Turkmenistan.]. Central Election Commission. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
^ "ЦИК Туркменистана объявил результаты выборов в парламент" [Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan announces results of parliamentary elections]. Turkmen Portal. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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[1] "Turkmenistan awaits parliamentary elections". Daryo. 1 March 2023. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

[abolishNT-2] Cоздан высший представительный орган народной власти – Халк Маслахаты Туркменистана (in Russian), Neytralny Turkmenistan, 22 January 2023

[abolishRFE-3] Халк Маслахаты стал самостоятельным законодательным органом, а парламент однопалатным (in Russian), RFE/RL, 23 January 2023

[4] "Populists and Autocrats: The Dual Threat to Global Democracy". Freedom House. Archived from the original on 2019-10-06. Retrieved 2022-03-24.

[5] Bennetts, Marc. "Turkmenistan's dictator ready to collar his son as successor". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-01.

[6] "Türkmenistanda Saýlawlary we sala salşyklary geçirmek boýunça merkezi toparyň mejlisi geçirildi" [A meeting of the Central Committee on Elections and Referendums was held in Turkmenistan.]. Central Election Commission. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

[7] "ЦИК Туркменистана объявил результаты выборов в парламент" [Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan announces results of parliamentary elections]. Turkmen Portal. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.

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v t e Elections and referendums in Turkmenistan
Presidential elections	1990 1992 2007 2012 2017 2022
Assembly elections	1937 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1980 1984 1990 1994 1999 2004 2008–09 2013 2018 2023
People's Council elections	1992 1998 2003 2007 2010 2016 2018 2021
Local elections	2003 2006 2007 2010 2014 2016 2018
Referendums	1991 1994
See also: Elections and referendums in the Soviet Union