Establishing the Results of Election of MPs of Ukraine

1. At its meeting, the Central Election Commission shall, no later than the fifteenth day of the day of voting, based on the protocols of the district election commissions on the voting results (including those marked “Corrected”), and the protocol of the Central Election Commission on the voting results within the out-of-country election district (including those marked “Corrected”), establish the results of the election of MPs by drawing up the protocol thereon.

The Central Election Commission shall be obliged to establish the results of the election of MPs regardless of the number of election precincts, territorial districts, in which (within which) the voting has not been organized and held in accordance with the requirements of this Code.

The Central Election Commission may extend, but no more than by one day, the indicated time period, if necessary, for the district election commission to provide a protocol with the mark “Corrected”.

Should a district election commission fail to draw up, or fail to draw up properly, a protocol on the voting results (including the one with the mark “Corrected”), within the time limit established by this Code, or should it fail to deliver it to the Central Election Commission, the Central Election Commission shall exercise powers of the district election commission with regard to establishing the voting results in the respective territorial district. In this case, the Central Election Commission shall demand from the district election commission to provide the election documents specified in Part ten of Article 176 of this Code and ensure the transportation thereof, and may also require other documents.

The following data shall be entered into the protocol on the results of the election of MPs, in numbers:

1)      the number of ballot papers printed upon order of the Central Election Commission;

2)      the number of ballot papers received by the district election commissions;

3)      the number of unused ballot papers invalidated by the district election commissions;

4)      the number of ballot papers received by the precinct election commissions and produced thereby upon consent of the Central Election Commission;

5)      the number of the unused ballot papers invalidated by the precinct election commissions;

6)      the number of voters included in the voter lists for election precincts;

7)      the number of voters who received ballot papers;

8)      the number of ballot papers at the election precincts that were not subject to counting;

9)      the number of voters who took part in the voting;

10)  the number of ballot papers declared invalid;

11)  the total number of votes of voters who supported regional electoral lists of MP candidates of all parties, in each electoral region;

12)  the number of votes of voters who supported regional electoral lists of MP candidates from each party, in each electoral region;

13)  the percentage of the votes of voters, who supported regional electoral lists of MP candidates from each party in each election district, in relation to the total number of votes of voters who supported the regional electoral lists of MP candidates from all parties in the respective electoral region;

14)  the number of votes of voters who supported each MP candidate included in the regional electoral list of MP candidates from each party in each electoral region;

15)  the number of votes of voters who supported the entire regional list of MP candidates from each party, without supporting an individual candidate from that list, in each electoral region;

a)      the total number of votes by voters who supported the nationwide electoral lists from all parties in an out-of-country district;

b)      the number of votes by voters who supported the nationwide electoral lists of each party in an out-of-country district;

16)  the total number of votes of voters who supported the entire electoral lists of MP candidates of each party within the nationwide district;

17)  the percent of the total number of votes of voters who supported the entire electoral lists of MP candidates of each party, in relation to the total number of votes of voters who supported the entire regional electoral lists of MP candidates from all parties within the nationwide district.

18)  the percent of the total number of votes by voters who supported all electoral lists of MP candidates of each party within the nationwide district, in relation to the total number of votes by voters who supported all electoral lists of MP candidates of all parties within the nationwide district.

The information provided for in Articles 183-186 of this Code shall also be entered in numbers in the protocol on the results of MP elections.

2. The protocol shall be signed by the Chair, Deputy Chairs, the Secretary and other members of the Central Election Commission, who are present at the meeting of the Central Election Commission, and affixed with the seal of the Central Election Commission. The protocol shall specify the date and time (hours and minutes) of their signing by the members of the Central Election Commission. If a member of the Central Election Commission disagrees with the established results of the election entered into the protocol of the Central Election Commission, that member shall sign the protocol with a note “With dissenting opinion”. A written dissenting opinion of an individual member of the Central Election Commission shall be attached to the protocol on the results of the election of MPs. In the case of absence of the signature of the member of the Central Election Commission in the protocol, the reasons for the absence of the member of the Central Election Commission at its meeting shall be indicated next to his or her last name. MP candidates, party’s representatives in the Central Election Commission who were present during the establishing the results of the election of MPs shall be entitled to sign the first copy of the protocol. The contents of the protocol shall be immediately published on the official website of the Central Election Commission.


3. Based on the data specified in clause 18 of Part one of this Article, the Central Election Commission shall determine the parties that shall be entitled to participate in distribution of MP seats. The right to participate in distribution of MP seats shall be granted to parties in support of the electoral lists within the nationwide district (regional electoral lists and nationwide electoral list in an out-of-country district) of which no less than five percent of the votes of voters were cast, from the total number of votes of voters who supported the electoral lists of MP candidates from all parties within the nationwide district.