Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007
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Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
took place on 30 September 2007. The date of the election was determined following agreement between the
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, the
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and the
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Ukrainian Parliament The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...
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Oleksandr Moroz Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Morozrussian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Моро́з, translit=Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Moroz (born 29 February 1944) is a Ukrainian politician. He was the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada twice, ...
on 27 May 2007, in an attempt to resolve the political crisis in Ukraine triggered by the 2 April 2007 presidential decree on dissolution of Ukraine's parliament. The 450 seats were divided among all parties that achieved a minimum 3% nationwide vote tally.Against All Odds: Aiding Political Parties in Georgia and Ukraine (UvA Proefschriften)
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The number of seats that are allocated to each party, above the 3% participation rate quota, is calculated using the Hamilton method of apportionment.. Article 96. In the election, an alliance of two electoral blocs associated with the
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, Yulia Tymoshenko's Bloc (BYuT) and
Our Ukraine-Peoples Self Defence Our or OUR may refer to: * The possessive form of " we" * Our (river), in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany * Our, Belgium, a village in Belgium * Our, Jura, a commune in France * Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), a government utility regulato ...
(OU-PSD) obtained a narrow majority leaving their main rival, the
Party of Regions The Party of Regions ( uk, Партія регіонів, Partiia rehioniv, ; russian: Партия регионов, Partiya regionov) was a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine formed in late 1997 that then grew to be the biggest party of U ...
(PoR) in opposition.


Political crisis

Following the 2006 parliamentary elections, there was an ongoing power struggle between the
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and the parliamentary majority, which resulted in the dissolution of parliament. The majority in the parliament, known as
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, was formed by
Party of Regions The Party of Regions ( uk, Партія регіонів, Partiia rehioniv, ; russian: Партия регионов, Partiya regionov) was a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine formed in late 1997 that then grew to be the biggest party of U ...
,
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, and
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). It was opposed by
Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc ( uk, Блок Юлії Тимошенко, БЮТ; Blok Yuliyi Tymoshenko, BYuT) was the name of the bloc of political parties in Ukraine led by Yulia Tymoshenko since 2001. In November 2011, the participation of bloc ...
and Our Ukraine. Early in 2007, several members of the opposition indicated their support to the ruling coalition. If sufficient numbers of members of parliament supported the government, the Coalition of National Unity could have secured a two-thirds majority, empowering the parliament to override the president's right of veto and enabling the parliament to initiate limited constitutional changes. On 2 April 2007, Yushchenko decreed the dissolution of the Verkhovna Rada. The authority of the president to dismiss the parliament was challenged in the
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, however following the president's intervention in the operation of the Constitutional Court the court has not ruled on the constitutionality of the president's decree. The election was originally scheduled to be held on 27 May 2007 and later postponed to 24 June 2007. On 27 May 2007 an agreement was signed by President Viktor Yushchenko, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, and Parliamentary Speaker
Oleksandr Moroz Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Morozrussian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Моро́з, translit=Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Moroz (born 29 February 1944) is a Ukrainian politician. He was the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada twice, ...
, scheduling the elections to be held on 30 September 2007. The President's previous decrees were revoked and a new decree based on the provisions of Article 82 and Article 90 of Ukraine's Constitution was issued in its place in August 2007 following the resignation of over 150 members of the opposition parties.


Results

The first polling places to open were at the Ukrainian embassies in Australia and Japan. Election districts were open from 7:00AM until 10:00PM local time. According to the Central Election Commission of Ukraine 63.22% of registered voters cast ballots. This easily exceeded the 50% participation required by Ukrainian law to make the election valid. Five parties received the required
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of 3% of the total vote and entered the
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Party of Regions The Party of Regions ( uk, Партія регіонів, Partiia rehioniv, ; russian: Партия регионов, Partiya regionov) was a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine formed in late 1997 that then grew to be the biggest party of U ...
(PoR),
Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc ( uk, Блок Юлії Тимошенко, БЮТ; Blok Yuliyi Tymoshenko, BYuT) was the name of the bloc of political parties in Ukraine led by Yulia Tymoshenko since 2001. In November 2011, the participation of bloc ...
(BYuT),
Our Ukraine-Peoples Self Defence Our or OUR may refer to: * The possessive form of " we" * Our (river), in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany * Our, Belgium, a village in Belgium * Our, Jura, a commune in France * Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), a government utility regulato ...
(OU-PSD), the
Communist Party of Ukraine The Communist Party of Ukraine, Abbreviation: KPU, from Ukrainian and Russian "" is a banned political party in Ukraine. It was founded in 1993 as the successor to the Soviet-era Communist Party of Ukraine which was banned in 1991 (accord ...
(CPU) and the
Bloc Lytvyn The Lytvyn Bloc, formerly Lytvyn's People's Bloc, ( uk, Блок Литвина, formerly Народний блок Литвина) was a centrist political alliance in Ukraine from 2006 till 2012 led by Volodymyr Lytvyn. It is one of successors o ...
(BL). The
Socialist Party of Ukraine The Socialist Party of Ukraine ( uk, Соціалістична Партія України, translit=Sotsialistychna Partiia Ukrayiny, SPU) was a social democratic and democratic socialist political party in Ukraine. It was one of the oldest par ...
(SPU) secured only 2.86% of the vote and as such did not win any seats in the new parliament. Had the Socialist Party received an additional 0.14% of the vote the overall results would have been more or less the same as the previous Ukrainian parliamentary election in 2006 with the addition of
Bloc Lytvyn The Lytvyn Bloc, formerly Lytvyn's People's Bloc, ( uk, Блок Литвина, formerly Народний блок Литвина) was a centrist political alliance in Ukraine from 2006 till 2012 led by Volodymyr Lytvyn. It is one of successors o ...
representatives.


Election results by parties and blocs

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Party of Regions The Party of Regions ( uk, Партія регіонів, Partiia rehioniv, ; russian: Партия регионов, Partiya regionov) was a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine formed in late 1997 that then grew to be the biggest party of U ...
, 8,013,895 , 34.37 , 2.23 , , 11 , - , style="background:;", , style="text-align:left;" ,
Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc ( uk, Блок Юлії Тимошенко, БЮТ; Blok Yuliyi Tymoshenko, BYuT) was the name of the bloc of political parties in Ukraine led by Yulia Tymoshenko since 2001. In November 2011, the participation of bloc ...
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Fatherland A homeland is a place where a cultural, national, or racial identity has formed. The definition can also mean simply one's country of birth. When used as a proper noun, the Homeland, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often has ethn ...

Ukrainian Social Democratic Party
Reforms and Order Party Party Reform and Order ( uk, Партія «Реформи і порядок» ''Partiya Reformy i Poriadok'') was a liberal political party in Ukraine.
, 7,162,193 , 30.72 , 8.42 , , 27 , - , style="background:;", , style="text-align:left;" , Our Ukraine — People's Self-Defense , style="text-align:left;" , Our Ukraine
Forward, Ukraine!
People's Movement of Ukraine The People's Movement of Ukraine ( uk, Народний Рух України, Narodnyi Rukh Ukrayiny) is a Ukrainian political party and first opposition party in Soviet Ukraine. Often it is simply referred to as the Movement ( uk, Рух, R ...

Ukrainian People's Party The Ukrainian People's Party ( uk, Українська Народна Партія; ) is a political party in Ukraine, registered on Old Year's Day 1999 as the Ukrainian National Movement ( uk, Український Народний Рух; ).

Ukrainian Republican Party "Sobor"
Christian Democratic Union
European Party of Ukraine The European Party of Ukraine ( uk, Європейська партія України) is a Ukrainian political party registered by the Ministry of Justice on August 3, 2006. Its ideology is social-liberalism, when the state should maintain ha ...

Pora! Pora! ( uk, Пора!, Russian: Пора!), meaning “''It's time!”'' in both Ukrainian and Russian, is a civic youth organization (Black Pora!) and political party in Ukraine ( Yellow Pora!) espousing nonviolent resistance and advocating inc ...

Motherland Defenders Party The Motherland Defenders Party ( uk, Партія захисників Вітчизни) is a political party in Ukraine registered in July 1997.Communist Party of Ukraine The Communist Party of Ukraine, Abbreviation: KPU, from Ukrainian and Russian "" is a banned political party in Ukraine. It was founded in 1993 as the successor to the Soviet-era Communist Party of Ukraine which was banned in 1991 (accord ...
, 1,257,291 , 5.39 , 1.72 , , 6 , - , style="background:;", , style="text-align:left;" ,
Lytvyn Bloc The Lytvyn Bloc, formerly Lytvyn's People's Bloc, ( uk, Блок Литвина, formerly Народний блок Литвина) was a centrist political alliance in Ukraine from 2006 till 2012 led by Volodymyr Lytvyn. It is one of successors ...
, style="text-align:left;" , People's Party
Labour Party of Ukraine Strong Ukraine ( uk, Сильна Україна ''Syl'na Ukrajina''); formerly the Labour Party Ukraine
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, 924,538 , 3.97 , 1.52 , , 20 , - , colspan=8 bgcolor="#C0C0C0", , - , style="background:;", , style="text-align:left;" colspan=2,
Socialist Party of Ukraine The Socialist Party of Ukraine ( uk, Соціалістична Партія України, translit=Sotsialistychna Partiia Ukrayiny, SPU) was a social democratic and democratic socialist political party in Ukraine. It was one of the oldest par ...
, 668,234 , 2.87 , 2.83 , — , 33 , - , style="background:;", , style="text-align:left;" colspan=2,
Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine The Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine (PSPU) is a banned Pro-Russian National Bolshevik political party in Ukraine led by Nataliya Vitrenko. The party was represented in Ukraine's national parliament between 1998 and 2002. History The p ...
, 309,008 , 1.33 , 1.60 , — , 0 , - , style="background:;", , style="text-align:left;" colspan=2, Freedom , 178,660 , 0.77 , 0.41 , — , 0 , - , style="background:;", , style="text-align:left;" colspan=2,
Party of Greens of Ukraine The Party of Greens of Ukraine ( uk, Партія зелених України, Partiia zelenykh Ukrayiny, PZU) is a Ukrainian green political party founded in 1990 by Yuriy Shcherbak and registered in May 1991. The party is a successor of t ...
, 94,505 , 0.41 , 0.13 , — , 0 , - , style="background:;", , style="text-align:left;" , Ukrainian Regional Asset (Hurray!) , style="text-align:left;" ,
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Democratic Party of Ukraine The Democratic Party of Ukraine ( uk, Демократична партія України; ''Demokratychna Partiya Ukrayni'') is a political party in Ukraine registered in 1991. Until 2006 it had a parliamentary representation, but after associa ...

Republican Christian Party The Republican Christian Party () is a political party in Ukraine registered July 1997.Communist Party of Ukraine (renewed) , 68,602 , 0.29 , — , — , 0 , - , style="background:;", , style="text-align:left;" colspan=2, Party of Free Democrats , 50,852 , 0.22 , ''New'' , — , ''New'' , - , style="background:;", , style="text-align:left;" ,
Bloc of the Party of Pensioners of Ukraine The Bloc of the Party of Pensioners of Ukraine ( uk, Блок партії пенсіонерів України) is a political alliance in Ukraine led by Feliks Petrosyan. The bloc had been organized for participation in the 2007 parliamentary ...
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Party of Pensioners of Ukraine The Party of Pensioners of Ukraine ( uk, Партія Пенсіонерів України) is a political party in Ukraine registered in November 1999.Party of Protection of Pensioners of Ukraine The People Bloc ( uk, "Народний блок"), formerly Party of Protection of Pensioners of Ukraine ( uk, Партія Захисту Пенсіонерів України), is a political party in Ukraine registered in January 1998.
, 34,845 , 0.15 , 0.05 , — , 0 , - , style="background:;", , style="text-align:left;" colspan=2,
Party of National Economic Development of Ukraine A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a Hospitality, host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will oft ...
, 33,489 , 0.14 , 0.10 , — , 0 , - , style="background:;", , style="text-align:left;" ,
Ukrainian People's Bloc The Ukrainian People's Bloc ( uk, Український Народний Блок) is an electoral bloc in Ukraine. In the 30 September 2007 elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an ...
, style="text-align:left;" , Ukraine United
For the Welfare and Protection of the People
, 28,414 , 0.12 , ''New'' , — , ''New'' , - , style="background:;", , style="text-align:left;" ,
Peasants' Bloc "Agrarian Ukraine" The Peasants' Bloc "Agrarian Ukraine" ( uk, Селянський блок «Аграрна Україна») is an electoral bloc in Ukraine. In the 30 September 2007 elections, the bloc failed to win parliamentary representation. Formed August 20 ...
, style="text-align:left;" ,
Rural Revival Party The Rural Revival Party ( uk, Партія відродження села) is a former political party in Ukraine; the party merged into the (then) new party United Left and Peasants in December 2011.New Ukraine , 25,675 , 0.11 , ''New'' , — , ''New'' , - , style="background:;", , style="text-align:left;" , Christian Bloc , style="text-align:left;" , Social Christian Party
Ecology and Social Protection
, 24,597 , 0.11 , 0.02 , — , 0 , - , style="background:;", , style="text-align:left;" , KUCHMA Bloc , style="text-align:left;" ,
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, 23,676 , 0.10 , ''New'' , — , ''New'' , - , style="background:;", , style="text-align:left;" , All-Ukrainian Community , style="text-align:left;" , Party of Peace and Unity
National-Democratic Association "Ukraine"
Conscience of Ukraine
Political Party of Small and Medium-sized Businesses of Ukraine The Political Party of Small and Medium-sized Businesses of Ukraine ( uk, Політична партія малого і середнього бізнесу) is a political party in Ukraine registered on April 1, 1999.Party of People's Trust , 5,342 , 0.02 , 0.10 , — , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan=3, Against all , 637,185 , 2.73 , 0.96 , , , - , style="text-align:left;" colspan=3, Invalid ballot papers , 379,658 , 1.63 , 0.32 , , , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , colspan=3 style="text-align:left;", Total , 23,315,257 , 100 , , 450 , , - style="background-color:#E9E9E9" , colspan=3 style="text-align:left;", Registered voters/turnout , 37,588,040 , 62.03 , 5.52 , , , - , colspan=8 style="text-align:left;" , Source
Central Electoral Commission
, - , colspan=8 style="text-align:left;" , Notes: There were 20 parties and blocs registered on the voting ballot. One more electoral bloc
PORA Pora! ( uk, Пора!, Russian: Пора!), meaning “''It's time!”'' in both Ukrainian and Russian, is a civic youth organization (Black Pora!) and political party in Ukraine ( Yellow Pora!) espousing nonviolent resistance and advocating i ...
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Reforms and Order Party Reform and Order ( uk, Партія «Реформи і порядок» ''Partiya Reformy i Poriadok'') was a liberal political party in Ukraine.
was participating in early election procedures but was subsequently removed by CVK as result of court decision. Number 17 assigned initially to this bloc was removed from the ballot paper.


Support of leading parties and blocs by administrative regions


Format of ruling coalition

Following the announcement of preliminary election results, the parties expressed their position on forming the coalition. The Party of Regions announced itself a winner of the election and stated that it started negotiations on forming a ruling coalition. The party did not express the desire to be in opposition. Tymoshenko's Bloc advocated a coalition with Our Ukraine and possibly Lytvyn's Bloc. Yulia Tymoshenko was strongly against any coalition with the Party of Regions or the Communists. She stated that her Bloc would be in opposition should such a coalition be formed. President Yushchenko has expressed the need for a better relationship between coalition and opposition. This should be achieved by providing the opposition with posts in the parliament and the government. Lytvyn's Bloc received proposals from all top parties on forming a coalition. Leaders of the Bloc stated that their decision will be made at the party's assembly.
Oleksandr Moroz Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Morozrussian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Моро́з, translit=Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Moroz (born 29 February 1944) is a Ukrainian politician. He was the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada twice, ...
, the leader of the
Socialist Party of Ukraine The Socialist Party of Ukraine ( uk, Соціалістична Партія України, translit=Sotsialistychna Partiia Ukrayiny, SPU) was a social democratic and democratic socialist political party in Ukraine. It was one of the oldest par ...
, acknowledged his defeat on 4 October 2007 and supported Tymoshenko's bid for premiership.
Yulia Tymoshenko Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko ( uk, Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко, ; Hrihyan ();Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc ( uk, Блок Юлії Тимошенко, БЮТ; Blok Yuliyi Tymoshenko, BYuT) was the name of the bloc of political parties in Ukraine led by Yulia Tymoshenko since 2001. In November 2011, the participation of bloc ...
and
Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc The Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc ( uk, Блок Наша Україна–Народна Самооборона, ''Blok Nasha Ukrayina-Narodna Samooborona'', NUNS; until 2007 named Our Ukraine Bloc) was an electoral alliance active in ...
was subsequently elected prime-minister on 18 December 2007. Her candidacy was supported by the vote of 226 deputies. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is competent on the condition that no less than two-thirds of its constitutional composition has been elected. This means that if any one of the two largest parties resign en masse, the parliament would lose its authority and fresh elections would be required.


Electoral maps


Election results compared with the previous Ukrainian parliamentary election

In 2006, 27% of the registered vote represented support for minor parties that received less than the 3% statutory representation threshold. In 2007 the number of voters that supported minor parties that received less than the 3% statutory threshold (Including the
Socialist Party of Ukraine The Socialist Party of Ukraine ( uk, Соціалістична Партія України, translit=Sotsialistychna Partiia Ukrayiny, SPU) was a social democratic and democratic socialist political party in Ukraine. It was one of the oldest par ...
the support of 2.86%) was only 7%. The 20% difference shows a consolidation of voter's support towards major political parties. This fact needs to be taken into consideration when making any assessment as to the positive swing recorded for
Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc ( uk, Блок Юлії Тимошенко, БЮТ; Blok Yuliyi Tymoshenko, BYuT) was the name of the bloc of political parties in Ukraine led by Yulia Tymoshenko since 2001. In November 2011, the participation of bloc ...
,
Party of Regions The Party of Regions ( uk, Партія регіонів, Partiia rehioniv, ; russian: Партия регионов, Partiya regionov) was a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine formed in late 1997 that then grew to be the biggest party of U ...
, The
Communist Party of Ukraine The Communist Party of Ukraine, Abbreviation: KPU, from Ukrainian and Russian "" is a banned political party in Ukraine. It was founded in 1993 as the successor to the Soviet-era Communist Party of Ukraine which was banned in 1991 (accord ...
and
Bloc Lytvyn The Lytvyn Bloc, formerly Lytvyn's People's Bloc, ( uk, Блок Литвина, formerly Народний блок Литвина) was a centrist political alliance in Ukraine from 2006 till 2012 led by Volodymyr Lytvyn. It is one of successors o ...
. The Our Ukraine bloc merged with the new party " People's Self-Defence" but only recorded a marginal gain in the overall percentage of the vote representing a reduction of 236964 votes in comparison with the 2006 data. Further review of the regional vote shows a consolidation of the vote by
Yulia Tymoshenko Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko ( uk, Юлія Володимирівна Тимошенко, ; Hrihyan ();participation rate The workforce or labour force is a concept referring to the pool of human beings either in employment or in unemployment. It is generally used to describe those working for a single company or industry, but can also apply to a geographic reg ...
was 67% and in 2007 the participation rate dropped down to 62%.


Charts 2007


Charts 2006

, - !rowspan=2 , Region ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" , PR ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" ,
BYuT The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc ( uk, Блок Юлії Тимошенко, БЮТ; Blok Yuliyi Tymoshenko, BYuT) was the name of the bloc of political parties in Ukraine led by Yulia Tymoshenko since 2001. In November 2011, the participation of bloc ...
! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" , OU / UO-PSD ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" , SPU ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" , CPU , - !2006 !2007 !2006 !2007 !2006 !2007 !2006 !2007 !2006 !2007 , - !,
Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
!32.1 !34.4 !22.3 !30.7 !14.0 !14.2 !5.7 !2.9 !3.7 !5.4 , - ,
Autonomous Republic Crimea The Autonomous Republic of Crimea, commonly known as Crimea, is a de jure autonomous republic of Ukraine encompassing most of Crimea that was annexed by Russia in 2014. The Autonomous Republic of Crimea occupies most of the peninsula,
, 58.0 , 61.0 , 6.5 , 6.9 , 7.6 , 8.2 , 1.2 , 1.9 , 4.5 , 7.6 , - ,
Vinnytsia Oblast Vinnytsia Oblast ( uk, Ві́нницька о́бласть, translit=Vinnytska oblast; ; also referred to as Vinnychchyna — uk, Ві́нниччина) is an oblast of western and southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Vinnytsia. ...
, 8.2 , 12.6 , 33.3 , 50.0 , 20.0 , 18.6 , 14.7 , 2.5 , 3.4 , 5.0 , - ,
Volyn Oblast Volyn Oblast ( uk, Воли́нська о́бласть, translit=Volýnsʹka óblastʹ; also referred to as Volyn or Lodomeria) is an oblast (province) in northwestern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is Lutsk. Kovel is the westernmost town ...
, 4.5 , 6.7 , 43.9 , 57.6 , 20.7 , 20.0 , 4.1 , 1.9 , 2.2 , 2.7 , - ,
Dnepropetrovsk Oblast Dnipropetrovsk Oblast ( uk, Дніпропетро́вська о́бласть, translit=Dnipropetrovska oblast), also referred to as Dnipropetrovshchyna ( uk, Дніпропетро́вщина), is an oblast (province) of central-eastern Ukra ...
, 45.0 , 48.2 , 15.0 , 20.9 , 5.3 , 6.3 , 3.8 , 1.4 , 5.7 , 7.6 , - , Donetsk Oblast , 73.6 , 72.1 , 2.5 , 3.9 , 1.4 , 1.6 , 3.7 , 8.0 , 3.1 , 6.0 , - ,
Zhytomyr Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast ( uk, Жито́мирська о́бласть, translit=Zhytomyrska oblast), also referred to as Zhytomyrshchyna ( uk, Жито́мирщина}) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the obla ...
, 18.0 , 22.4 , 24.9 , 37.0 , 17.5 , 15.1 , 8.9 , 2.5 , 5.4 , 5.8 , - ,
Zakarpattia Oblast The Zakarpattia Oblast ( uk, Закарпатська область, Zakarpatska oblast) is an administrative oblast located in western Ukraine, mostly coterminous with the historical region of Carpathian Ruthenia. Its administrative centre is ...
, 18.7 , 19.8 , 20.3 , 28.9 , 25.8 , 31.1 , 3.6 , 3.5 , 1.3 , 1.8 , - ,
Zaporizhia Oblast Zaporizhzhia Oblast ( uk, Запорі́зька о́бласть, translit=Zaporizka oblast), also referred to as Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запорі́жжя, links=no), is an oblast (province) of southeast Ukraine. Its capital is Zaporizhzhia. The ...
, 51.2 , 55.5 , 10.9 , 14.7 , 5.3 , 4.7 , 2.9 , 2.3 , 5.3 , 8.3 , - , Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , 1.9 , 3.0 , 30.4 , 50.7 , 45.1 , 36.8 , 2.3 , 0.8 , 0.6 , 0.8 , - ,
Kyiv Oblast Kyiv Oblast ( uk, Ки́ївська о́бласть, translit=Kyïvska oblast), also called Kyivshchyna ( uk, Ки́ївщина), is an oblast (province) in central and northern Ukraine. It surrounds, but does not include, the city of Kyiv, w ...
, 9.9 , 13.0 , 44.5 , 53.4 , 11.6 , 15.1 , 10.2 , 2.1 , 2.3 , 2.9 , - ,
Kirovohrad Oblast Kirovohrad Oblast ( uk, Кіровоградська область, translit=Kirovohradska oblast; also referred to as Kirovohradschyna — uk, Кіровоградщина) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administrative center of the ...
, 20.1 , 27.0 , 30.1 , 37.6 , 8.7 , 11.7 , 9.7 , 2.8 , 6.1 , 6.4 , - ,
Luhansk Oblast Luhansk Oblast ( uk, Луга́нська о́бласть, translit=Luhanska oblast; russian: Луганская область, translit=Luganskaya oblast; also referred to as Luhanshchyna, uk, Луга́нщина) is the easternmost oblast ...
, 74.3 , 73.5 , 3.7 , 5.0 , 2.0 , 1.7 , 1.2 , 1.2 , 4.4 , 8.4 , - ,
Lviv Oblast Lviv Oblast ( uk, Льві́вська о́бласть, translit=Lvivska oblast, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna ( uk, Льві́вщина, ), ). The name of each oblast is a relational adjective—in English translating to a noun adjunct w ...
, 3.0 , 4.2 , 33.0 , 50.4 , 38.0 , 36.0 , 2.2 , 0.6 , 0.7 , 1.0 , - ,
Mykolaiv Oblast Mykolaiv Oblast ( uk, Микола́ївська о́бласть, translit=Mykoláyivsʹka óblastʹ, ), also referred to as Mykolaivshchyna ( uk, Микола́ївщина, Mykoláivshchyna, ) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administra ...
, 50.3 , 54.4 , 11.9 , 16.6 , 5.6 , 5.8 , 4.3 , 1.9 , 5.3 , 7.2 , - ,
Odessa Oblast Odesa Oblast ( uk, Оде́ська о́бласть, translit=Odeska oblast), also referred to as Odeshchyna ( uk, Оде́щина) is an oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern coast of the Black Sea. Its administ ...
, 47.5 , 52.2 , 9.9 , 13.7 , 6.4 , 6.5 , 6.3 , 7.2 , 3.2 , 6.2 , - ,
Poltava Oblast Poltava Oblast ( uk, Полта́вська о́бласть, translit=Poltavska oblast; also referred to as Poltavshchyna – uk, Полта́вщина, literally 'Poltava Country') is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The administrative ...
, 20.4 , 24.8 , 26.8 , 37.9 , 13.2 , 14.5 , 12.7 , 3.8 , 5.4 , 6.5 , - ,
Rivne Oblast Rivne Oblast ( uk, Рі́вненська о́бласть, translit=Rivnenska oblast), also referred to as Rivnenshchyna ( uk, Рі́вненщина) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Rivne. The surface area of th ...
, 7.2 , 10.4 , 31.3 , 51.0 , 25.5 , 20.8 , 6.5 , 2.1 , 1.9 , 2.4 , - , Sumy Oblast , 10.9 , 15.7 , 33.3 , 44.5 , 19.4 , 20.7 , 10.6 , 2.0 , 5.4 , 5.8 , - ,
Ternopil Oblast Ternopil Oblast ( uk, Тернопі́льська о́бласть, translit=Ternopilska oblast; also referred to as Ternopilshchyna, uk, Терно́пільщина, label=none, or Ternopillia, uk, Тернопілля, label=none) is an obl ...
, 2.0 , 3.0 , 34.5 , 51.6 , 34.2 , 35.2 , 3.7 , 1.1 , 0.4 , 0.7 , - ,
Kharkiv Oblast Kharkiv Oblast ( uk, Харківська́ о́бласть, translit=Kharkivska oblast), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna ( uk, Ха́рківщина), is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The oblast borders Russia to the north, Luhan ...
, 51.7 , 49.6 , 12.7 , 16.4 , 5.9 , 8.1 , 2.8 , 2.6 , 4.6 , 8.3 , - , Kherson Oblast , 39.1 , 43.2 , 17.4 , 23.0 , 9.8 , 9.0 , 4.8 , 2.5 , 6.8 , 9.1 , - , Khmelnytskyi Oblast , 10.0 , 14.1 , 35.6 , 48.2 , 18.3 , 18.4 , 9.2 , 1.7 , 3.1 , 4.0 , - ,
Cherkasy Oblast Cherkasy Oblast ( uk, Черка́ська о́бласть, Cherkaska oblast, ), also referred to as Cherkashchyna ( uk, Черка́щина, ) is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine located along the Dnieper River. The administrative center ...
, 10.7 , 15.5 , 38.3 , 47.0 , 12.2 , 15.3 , 13.4 , 4.3 , 4.4 , 4.9 , - , Chernihiv Oblast , 15.6 , 20.7 , 33.9 , 41.9 , 10.3 , 14.9 , 12.9 , 2.9 , 5.5 , 6.7 , - ,
Chernivtsi Oblast Chernivtsi Oblast ( uk, Черніве́цька о́бласть, Chernivetska oblast), also referred to as Chernivechchyna ( uk, Чернівеччина) is an oblast (province) in Western Ukraine, consisting of the northern parts of the regio ...
, 12.7 , 16.8 , 30.3 , 46.2 , 27.0 , 20.3 , 4.5 , 3.8 , 1.7 , 2.3 , - ,
Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Kyi ...
, 11.8 , 15.0 , 39.2 , 46.2 , 15.8 , 15.8 , 5.5 , 1.6 , 3.0 , 4.6 , - ,
Sevastopol Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...
, 64.3 , 64.5 , 4.5 , 5.0 , 2.4 , 2.3 , 0.8 , 2.7 , 4.8 , 10.3 , - , colspan=11 style="text-align:left;" , Source
Central Election Commission of Ukraine (Ukrainian)
, - !rowspan=2 , Major cities ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" , PR ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" ,
BYuT The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc ( uk, Блок Юлії Тимошенко, БЮТ; Blok Yuliyi Tymoshenko, BYuT) was the name of the bloc of political parties in Ukraine led by Yulia Tymoshenko since 2001. In November 2011, the participation of bloc ...
! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" , OU / UO-PSD ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" , SPU ! colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" , CPU , - !2006 !2007 !2006 !2007 !2006 !2007 !2006 !2007 !2006 !2007 , - !, Ukraine !32.1 !34.4 !22.3 !30.7 !14.0 !14.2 !5.7 !2.9 !3.7 !5.4 , - ,
Vinnytsia Vinnytsia ( ; uk, Вінниця, ; yi, װיניצע) is a city in west-central Ukraine, located on the banks of the Southern Bug. It is the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast and the largest city in the historic region of Podillia. ...
, 10.2 , 13.5 , 40.5 , 54.2 , 17.2 , 14.3 , 8.3 , 2.0 , 3.2 , 4.7 , - , Dnipropetrovsk , 41.1 , 43.7 , 16.3 , 22.8 , 6.2 , 6.8 , 3.4 , 1.6 , 4.2 , 7.2 , - ,
Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: cities' alternative names), is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine loca ...
, 72.6 , 76.0 , 2.7 , 4.5 , 1.8 , 2.0 , 1.0 , 1.3 , 2.9 , 6.8 , - ,
Zhytomyr Zhytomyr ( uk, Жито́мир, translit=Zhytomyr ; russian: Жито́мир, Zhitomir ; pl, Żytomierz ; yi, זשיטאָמיר, Zhitomir; german: Schytomyr ) is a city in the north of the western half of Ukraine. It is the administrative ...
, 21.2 , 24.5 , 31.2 , 40.0 , 12.9 , 11.5 , 6.1 , 2.1 , 5.1 , 5.8 , - ,
Zaporizhia Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Запоріжжя) or Zaporozhye (russian: Запорожье) is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zaporizhzhia has a populatio ...
, 44.2 , 50.6 , 14.6 , 19.1 , 6.6 , 5.5 , 2.5 , 1.4 , 5.0 , 8.6 , - ,
Kirovohrad Kropyvnytskyi ( uk, Кропивницький, Kropyvnytskyi ) is a city in central Ukraine on the Inhul river with a population of . It is an administrative center of the Kirovohrad Oblast. Over its history, Kropyvnytskyi has changed its nam ...
, 18.9 , 26.8 , 39.6 , 42.2 , 7.5 , 8.9 , 5.2 , 2.2 , 5.0 , 5.8 , - ,
Kryvyi Rih Kryvyi Rih ( uk, Криви́й Ріг , lit. "Curved Bend" or "Crooked Horn"), also known as Krivoy Rog (Russian: Кривой Рог) is the largest city in central Ukraine, the 7th most populous city in Ukraine and the 2nd largest by area. K ...
, 47.3 , 48.8 , 14.2 , 19.9 , 5.8 , 5.8 , 2.9 , 0.9 , 8.3 , 9.2 , - ,
Luhansk Luhansk (, ; uk, Луганськ, ), also known as Lugansk (, ; russian: Луганск, ), is a city in what is internationally recognised as Ukraine, although it is administered by Russia as capital of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR). A ...
, 70.5 , 67.8 , 5.5 , 7.1 , 2.0 , 2.0 , 0.9 , 1.1 , 3.4 , 8.7 , - ,
L'viv Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...
, 6.5 , 8.4 , 27.7 , 43.6 , 34.4 , 34.1 , 3.0 , 0.9 , 1.5 , 2.4 , - ,
Makiivka Makiivka ( uk, Макіївка, Makíyivka, ; russian: Макеевка, Makeyevka, ), formerly Dmytriivsk, is an industrial city in Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Located from the capital Donetsk, the two cities are practically a conurbati ...
, 80.6 , 82.6 , 1.6 , 3.1 , 1.0 , 1.1 , 0.5 , 0.6 , 1.8 , 4.8 , - ,
Mariupol Mariupol (, ; uk, Маріу́поль ; russian: Мариу́поль) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast ( Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Prior to the 2022 Russia ...
, 56.4 , 42.6 , 1.9 , 3.1 , 1.7 , 1.6 , 18.4 , 42.4 , 3.5 , 4.1 , - ,
Mykolaiv Mykolaiv ( uk, Миколаїв, ) is a city and municipality in Southern Ukraine, the administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv city, which provides Ukraine with access to the Black Sea, is the location of the most downriver brid ...
, 55.1 , 59.4 , 10.2 , 13.8 , 4.5 , 4.4 , 1.6 , 1.2 , 3.5 , 6.8 , - , Odessa , 44.2 , 52.7 , 13.0 , 15.5 , 6.9 , 6.3 , 4.8 , 3.4 , 2.5 , 7.2 , - , Poltava , 25.6 , 26.8 , 33.1 , 41.1 , 11.4 , 10.5 , 4.9 , 1.9 , 4.4 , 6.3 , - ,
Rivne Rivne (; uk, Рівне ),) also known as Rovno (Russian: Ровно; Polish: Równe; Yiddish: ראָוונע), is a city in western Ukraine. The city is the administrative center of Rivne Oblast (province), as well as the surrounding Rivne Raio ...
, 10.1 , 12.5 , 32.2 , 48.2 , 19.8 , 20.6 , 8.0 , 1.9 , 2.7 , 3.4 , - ,
Simferopol Simferopol () is the second-largest city in the Crimean Peninsula. The city, along with the rest of Crimea, is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine, and is considered the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea. However, it is ...
, 56.0 , 59.0 , 6.5 , 6.9 , 5.2 , 5.8 , 0.9 , 1.1 , 5.2 , 9.2 , - ,
Sumy Sumy ( uk, Суми ) is a city of regional significance in Ukraine, and the capital of Sumy Oblast. The city is situated on the banks of the Psel River in northeastern Ukraine with a population of according to the 2021 census, making it the 23 ...
, 6.9 , 10.8 , 46.7 , 55.8 , 20.9 , 18.1 , 4.1 , 1.2 , 3.4 , 3.7 , - ,
Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Chernihiv Chernihiv ( uk, Черні́гів, , russian: Черни́гов, ; pl, Czernihów, ; la, Czernihovia), is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within ...
, 23.5 , 28.5 , 31.9 , 36.1 , 7.5 , 10.1 , 8.0 , 2.8 , 7.5 , 7.0 , - , Chernivtsi , 15.6 , 19.8 , 34.9 , 45.8 , 18.7 , 16.8 , 3.7 , 1.6 , 2.3 , 3.6 , - , colspan=11 style="text-align:left;" , Source
Central Election Commission of Ukraine (Ukrainian)


International observers

3354 international observers were officially registered to monitor the conduct of the election. Representatives of the Council of Europe, the
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, pro ...
(OSCE) and Fair Election organization registered officials with the Central Elections Committee. The OSCE closely worked with Ukrainian officials in the design, administration, and conduct of the election. Observers declared that elections generally met international standards for democratic elections. However they noted: * delays in the formation of district and precinct election commissions * the inadequate quality of voter lists * possible disenfranchisement of voters due to law amendments on: ** abolishment of absentee ballots ** removing from lists voters who have crossed the state border after 1 August 2007. ** modalities for voting at home * extensive campaigning by state and local officials from all sides in violation of law.


Exit polls


Time Table

* August 2 - Commencement of Official Campaign * August 3 - The Central Election Commission of Ukraine (CVK) is to make decision about giving an airtime for blocs and parties at the budget expense * August 4 - The CVK must hold a draw to establish broadcast priorities; Deadline for setting of the ballot’s form and text * August 14 - The CVK has to prepare information placards of election participants and send them to district election commissions * August 22 - Ballots papers to be submitted for printing * August 24 - Close of Registration by Foreign Observers * August 25 - Close of Party List nominations; State television and radio broadcasters should submit a schedule of parties and bloc’s commercial * August 28 - CVK verification of nominations finalized * August 30 - Party and Block registration documentation deadline; Close of registration for civil organizations to petition for participation of official observers * September 2 - Official publication of Election List * September 26 - Border Services to submit list of Ukrainian Citizens who have left the country and have not returned * September 30 - Parliamentary Elections * October 15 - Preliminary announcement of election results * October 20 - Official final announcement of election results


Registered parties and blocs

''Number in parentheses is the number of candidates included on the party list. Parties or blocs that obtained 3% or more of the vote are in bold.'' *Communist Party of Ukraine (444) *Party of Regions (450) *Progressive Socialist Party of Ukraine (403) *Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (401) *All-Ukrainian Union "Freedom" (351) *Lytvyn's Bloc (260) *Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (447) *Socialist Party of Ukraine (282) *All-Ukrainian Party of People's Trust (86) *Party of National Economic Development of Ukraine (136) *Bloc "All-Ukrainian Community" (103) *Electoral bloc of Liudmyla Suprun – Ukrainian Regional Asset (387) *Party of Free Democrats (85) *Communist Party of Ukraine (renewed) (41) *Peasant's Bloc "Agricultural Ukraine" (136) *Party of Greens of Ukraine (147) *Ukrainian People's Bloc (213) *Electoral bloc of political parties "KUCHMA" (168) *Bloc of Party of Pensioners of Ukraine (92) *Christian's Bloc (225)


Parliamentary factions in parliament after elections

After the election various factions where formed in parliament. It was possible for 15 or more deputies to form a parliamentary faction (a lawmaker could join only one faction; the chairman and his two assistants could not head factions of deputies).Rada Approves Cancellation Of Rule That Bans Deputies From Switching Factions
, FINANCIAL (October 8, 2010)
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: The functioning of democratic institutions in Ukraine
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(October 5, 2010)
Rada amends regulations of its activities
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(October 8, 2010)
hence not all parties represented in the Verkhovna Rada had their own faction. Factions are colored raspberry. * Party of Regions *Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko – Fatherland (In November 2010 the
Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc ( uk, Блок Юлії Тимошенко, БЮТ; Blok Yuliyi Tymoshenko, BYuT) was the name of the bloc of political parties in Ukraine led by Yulia Tymoshenko since 2001. In November 2011, the participation of bloc ...
faction in the Verkhovna Rada was officially renamed Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko – Fatherland.) **
All-Ukrainian Union Fatherland The All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" ( uk, Всеукраїнське об'єднання "Батьківщина", translit=Vseukrains'ke obiednannia "Bat'kivshchyna") referred to as Batkivshchyna (), is a political party in Ukraine led by Pe ...
**
Reforms and Order Party Party Reform and Order ( uk, Партія «Реформи і порядок» ''Partiya Reformy i Poriadok'') was a liberal political party in Ukraine.
, * Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc **
People's Union "Our Ukraine" The Our Ukraine ( uk, Наша Україна) (prior to mid-July 2009 known as People's Union "Our Ukraine" ( uk, Народний Союз «Наша Україна»)) is a centre-right political party of Ukraine formed in 2005.
** Christian Democratic Union **
People's Self-Defense Political Party Third Ukrainian Republic ( uk, Третя Українська Республіка) is a political party in Ukraine. The party was formally named (from its creation in May 1999 till April 2010) Forward, Ukraine! ( uk, Вперед, Україн ...
(Former Forward, Ukraine!) **
People's Movement of Ukraine The People's Movement of Ukraine ( uk, Народний Рух України, Narodnyi Rukh Ukrayiny) is a Ukrainian political party and first opposition party in Soviet Ukraine. Often it is simply referred to as the Movement ( uk, Рух, R ...
, **
Ukrainian People's Party The Ukrainian People's Party ( uk, Українська Народна Партія; ) is a political party in Ukraine, registered on Old Year's Day 1999 as the Ukrainian National Movement ( uk, Український Народний Рух; ).
** Ukrainian Platform "Sobor" **
European Party of Ukraine The European Party of Ukraine ( uk, Європейська партія України) is a Ukrainian political party registered by the Ministry of Justice on August 3, 2006. Its ideology is social-liberalism, when the state should maintain ha ...
**
PORA Pora! ( uk, Пора!, Russian: Пора!), meaning “''It's time!”'' in both Ukrainian and Russian, is a civic youth organization (Black Pora!) and political party in Ukraine ( Yellow Pora!) espousing nonviolent resistance and advocating i ...
**
Motherland Defenders Party The Motherland Defenders Party ( uk, Партія захисників Вітчизни) is a political party in Ukraine registered in July 1997.Communist Party of Ukraine *People's Party faction (In November 2010 the
Lytvyn Bloc The Lytvyn Bloc, formerly Lytvyn's People's Bloc, ( uk, Блок Литвина, formerly Народний блок Литвина) was a centrist political alliance in Ukraine from 2006 till 2012 led by Volodymyr Lytvyn. It is one of successors ...
faction in the Verkhovna Rada was renamed People's Party faction.) ** People's Party


Factions created during the convocation

* Reforms for the Future


Leaders of factions/groups

*
Oleksandr Yefremov Oleksandr Yefremov or Aleksandr Efremov ( uk, Олександр Сергійович Єфремов, russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Ефре́мов) is a Ukrainian former parliamentarian and politician. A former governor o ...
(Party of Regions) * Andriy Kozhemiakin (Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko - Batkivshchyna)BYT-Batkivschyna replaces its leader
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(7 December 2011)
Tymoshenko aware of change in leadership of BYT-Batkivschyna faction
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(7 December 2011)
* Mykola Martynenko (Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc) *
Petro Symonenko Petro Mykolayovych Symonenko ( uk, Петро́ Микола́йович Симоне́нко; born 1 August 1952) is a Ukrainian politician and the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine. Symonenko was the Co ...
(Communist Party of Ukraine) * Ihor Sharov (People's Party, formerly Bloc of Volodymyr Lytvyn) * Ihor Rybakov (Reforms for the Future)


Extra-parliamentary parties representation within the Verkhovna Rada

*
Front of Changes Front for Change ( uk, Фронт Змін) is a Ukrainian public organization and a former political party in Ukraine, both led by Arseniy Yatsenyuk.United Centre Andriy Baloha's Team ( uk, Команда Андрія Балоги, Komanda Andriya Balohy; formerly United Centre) is a Ukrainian political party. It is an offspring of Our Ukraine. Legally, Andriy Baloha's Team is the successor of the Party o ...
(Members were part of the Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc faction.) *
Communist Party of Workers and Peasants The Communist Party of Workers and Peasants ( uk, Комуністична партія робітників і селян, ''Komunistychna Partiya Robitnykiv i Selian'', KPRS) was a political party in Ukraine, formed in 2001 following a split from ...
(Chairman
Leonid Hrach Leonid Ivanovych Hrach ( uk, Леоні́д Іва́нович Гра́ч), also as Leonid Ivanovich Grach (russian: Леони́д Ива́нович Гра́ч), is a Soviet, Ukrainian, and Russian politician. Biography Hrach was born in a town ...
was expelled from the Communist Party and its faction in the Verkhovna Rada in December 2010) * Radical Party of Ukraine was represented by
Oleh Lyashko Oleh Valeriiovych Liashko ( uk, Олег Валерійович Ляшко; born. 3 December 1972) is a Ukrainian politician, journalist and soldier who was a long time member of the Verkhovna Rada and leader of the Radical Party. Liashko was ...
(former Fatherland)Радикальна партія Олега Ляшка
RBK Ukraine

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Ляшко Олег Валерьевич
Информационно-аналитический центр "ЛІГА"
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(March 30, 2012)
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Parliamentary parties that dissolved or merged during the convocation

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Strong Ukraine Strong Ukraine ( uk, Сильна Україна ''Syl'na Ukrajina''); formerly the Labour Party Ukraine
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Party of Regions The Party of Regions ( uk, Партія регіонів, Partiia rehioniv, ; russian: Партия регионов, Partiya regionov) was a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine formed in late 1997 that then grew to be the biggest party of U ...
on March 17, 2012;Tigipko hooks up with Party of Regions
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Strong Ukraine party decides on disbanding to join Regions Party
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the former members of Strong Ukraine remained part of the People's Party faction)


Faction changes after 2007 election

Numerous MPs were removed from their original faction after the 2007 election; several left their (original)
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to join another faction in October 2010. From 2006 till October 2010 this was not allowed because of the (so-called) "
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and the Bloc of Lytvyn faction was renamed People's Party faction.Bloc of Lytvyn faction renamed
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On February 16, 2011 a new parliamentary faction " Reforms for the Future" was created.Individual deputies create Reforms for the Sake of Future group in parliament
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The parliament elected in the following election on 28 October 2012 was appointed and started its tasks six weeks after the elections on 12 December 2012. The parliament elected in 2007 convened on 6 December 2012 for the last time.Parliament of sixth convocation ends its work
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(6 December 2012)
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Party of Regions The Party of Regions ( uk, Партія регіонів, Partiia rehioniv, ; russian: Партия регионов, Partiya regionov) was a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine formed in late 1997 that then grew to be the biggest party of U ...
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Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc ( uk, Блок Юлії Тимошенко, БЮТ; Blok Yuliyi Tymoshenko, BYuT) was the name of the bloc of political parties in Ukraine led by Yulia Tymoshenko since 2001. In November 2011, the participation of bloc ...
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Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc The Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc ( uk, Блок Наша Україна–Народна Самооборона, ''Blok Nasha Ukrayina-Narodna Samooborona'', NUNS; until 2007 named Our Ukraine Bloc) was an electoral alliance active in ...
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Communist Party of Ukraine The Communist Party of Ukraine, Abbreviation: KPU, from Ukrainian and Russian "" is a banned political party in Ukraine. It was founded in 1993 as the successor to the Soviet-era Communist Party of Ukraine which was banned in 1991 (accord ...
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Lytvyn Bloc The Lytvyn Bloc, formerly Lytvyn's People's Bloc, ( uk, Блок Литвина, formerly Народний блок Литвина) was a centrist political alliance in Ukraine from 2006 till 2012 led by Volodymyr Lytvyn. It is one of successors ...
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See also

* List of members of the parliament of Ukraine, 2007–2012


References


External links


Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007
– Central Election Commission of Ukraine
Exit poll 2007Serhiy Vasylchenko: Electoral Geography of Ukraine 1991 - 2010
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ukrainian Parliamentary Election, 2007 2007
Parliamentary election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
September 2007 events in Ukraine