1919 Armenian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia between 21 and 23 June 1919. The result was a landslide victory for the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) which won 72 of the 80 seats. However, the elections were boycotted by the Hunchaks and Populists.[2] Voter turnout was 71%.[3] The first republic ended with the Soviet takeover the following year.
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| 21â23 June 1919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 80 seats in the National Assembly 41 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 71% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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The ARF originally won 73 seats, but one seat was apparently assigned later to the Muslim faction, reducing the party's seat total to 72.[4]
Electoral system
The 80 seats in the National Assembly were elected via closed party-list proportional representation using the D'Hondt method in one national district.[5] All citizens age 20 or over were eligible to participate.[5]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Armenian Revolutionary Federation | 230,772 | 88.95 | 72 | |
| Socialist Revolutionary Party | 13,289 | 5.12 | 4 | |
| Muslim Non-Party Group | 9,187 | 3.54 | 3 | |
| Independent Peasants Union | 4,224 | 1.63 | 1 | |
| Kurd Party | 1,305 | 0.50 | 0 | |
| Armenian Populist Party | 481 | 0.19 | 0 | |
| Assyrian Party | 173 | 0.07 | 0 | |
| Total | 259,431 | 100.00 | 80 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 365,000 | â | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
Initial membership
The elected deputies of the parliament were:[4][6]