2006 Ukrainian Parliamentary Election
26 March 2006 · Orange and blue · 450 seats, 226 for a majority
The election to the Ukrainian parliament, Verkhovna Rada, was held according to the party-list proportional election system—that is, in a single nationwide electoral district with votes being allocated to the political parties or election blocs rather than to individual candidates.
Prime Minister before
Yuriy Yekhanurov
Our Ukraine Bloc
Prime Minister after
Viktor Yanukovych
Party of Regions
Largest force
Party of Regions
186 of 450 seats
Turnout
67.5%
The result
Party of Regions
Viktor Yanukovych · 32.8% of votes · +150 seats
186
seats
Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc
Yulia Tymoshenko · 22.7% of votes · +107 seats
129
seats
Our Ukraine
Yuriy Yekhanurov · 14.2% of votes · +31 seats
81
seats
Socialist Party of Ukraine
Oleksandr Moroz · 5.8% of votes · +11 seats
33
seats
Communist Party of Ukraine
3.7% of votes · +44 seats
21
seats
KPU
Petro Symonenko · 3.7% of votes · -43 seats
21
seats