Parliamentary elections were held in

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between 21 and 23 June 1919. The electoral system used was

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using the

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in one national district.

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, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p329 The result was a landslide victory for the

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(ARF) which won 72 of the 80 seats. However the election was boycotted by the Hunchaks and

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. Voter turnout was 71.2%. The first republic ended when the country taken over by the

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the following year and multi-party elections were not held again until

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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.

Results

Initial membership

The elected deputies of the parliament were:Republic of Armenia Archives, File 66a/3, no. 105, 14 August 1919.

References

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Parliamentary elections in Armenia

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