# 2010 Transnistrian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Transnistria on 12 December 2010. All 43 seats of the Supreme Council of Transnistria were up for election. Transnistria uses first past the post with 43 single seat constituencies.
In preparation for the election, boundaries of the electoral constituencies were reviewed and revised in September 2010.

## International observers

The Supreme Council passed a resolution on 27 October to invite international observers to monitor the election. MPs invited the members of the Federation Council, the State Duma, Russia's Electoral Commission, the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, the Parliament of Abkhazia, South Ossetia, North Ossetia-Alania, Artsakh, as well as the European Parliament, the OSCE and the Council of Europe.
Observers present included representatives from Abkhazia, Artsakh, Germany and Poland.
According to official data, 22 of the 43 members of its parliament (MPs) were born on the territory of PMR, while 4 were born in Moldova, 7 were born in Russia, 6 in Ukraine and 4 did not declare.

## Result

According to the results, overall turnout was 43%, with Constituency #11 (located in Rîbnița District) reporting 70.1%, the highest in the country. In this district, Sheriff founder Ilya Kazmaly swept the vote, being re-elected with 97.85% (also the highest in the country). The lowest turnout was in Constituency #2 (Bendery), with 29.3%.
Results for 42 constituencies were announced on 13 December, with one recount going on, in Constituency #27 (in Slobozia District). The election here was won by Oleg Vasilaty, who took 35.84% of the vote, only slightly more than the number of votes "against all", which was the highest in the country at 31.5%.
According to the provisional results, Renewal has won the election, taking 25 out of 43 seats in parliament. Yevgeny Shevchuk, Mikhail Burla and Anatoliy Kaminski, leaders of Renewal, were among those (re-)elected.
The Transnistrian Communist Party got its first seat in parliament after its leader Oleg Khorzhan was elected in Constituency #40 (Tiraspol), defeating Renewal deputy leader Olga Gukalenko.
| | Obnovlenie | | | 25 | +2 |
| | Transnistrian Communist Party | | | 1 | New |
| | Proriv | | | 1 | New |
| | Independents | | | 16 | +15 |
| Against all | Against all | 8,810 | | – | – |
| Total | Total | | | 43 | 0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 171,771 | – | | |
| Source: Renewal, Olvia Press, Supreme Council, CEC, PKP ||||||

### By constituency

| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
| 1 | Alexander Korshunov | 1,911 | 64.58 |
| 1 | Yuri Veniaminovich Ermolaev | 550 | 18.59 |
| 1 | Vladimir Ivanovich Ponomarev | 266 | 8.99 |
| 1 | Mikhail Vasilievich Babiy | 62 | 2.10 |
| 1 | Against all | 170 | 5.75 |
| 2 | Yuri Grigorievich Sporish | 1,769 | 60.75 |
| 2 | Vyacheslav Vladimirovich Toderashku | 729 | 25.03 |
| 2 | Inna Nikolaevna Polishchuk | 267 | 9.17 |
| 2 | Against all | 147 | 5.05 |
| 3 | Vladimir Evgenievich Pasyutin | 1,887 | 73.86 |
| 3 | Stepan Georgievich Popovsky | 491 | 19.22 |
| 3 | Against all | 177 | 6.93 |
| 4 | Valery Dmitrievich Kulakli | 2,081 | 56.83 |
| 4 | Sergey Ivanovich Babenko | 1,388 | 37.90 |
| 4 | Vitaly Viktorovich Kulakli | 76 | 2.08 |
| 4 | Boris Georgievich Kulakliy | 20 | 0.55 |
| 4 | Against all | 97 | 2.65 |
| 5 | Evgeniy Grigorievich Gulchak | 2,717 | 85.44 |
| 5 | Igor Alexandrovich Delev | 147 | 4.62 |
| 5 | Against all | 316 | 9.94 |
| 6 | Vitaly Nikolaevich Zinovenko | 2,745 | 71.41 |
| 6 | Oleg Andreevich Gudymo | 388 | 10.09 |
| 6 | Andrey Mikhailovich Safonov | 368 | 9.57 |
| 6 | Petr Georgievich Rukan | 34 | 0.88 |
| 6 | Against all | 309 | 8.04 |
| 7 | Valery Vladimirovich Chervonooky | 1,630 | 50.97 |
| 7 | Valery Ivanovich Kernichuk | 1,363 | 42.62 |
| 7 | Alexander Vladimirovich Batalenko | 54 | 1.69 |
| 7 | Against all | 151 | 4.72 |
| 8 | Sergey Nikolaevich Semenov | 2,523 | 87.63 |
| 8 | Stanislav Konstantinovich Dryagla | 122 | 4.24 |
| 8 | Against all | 234 | 8.13 |
| 9 | Oleg Sergeevich Leontyev | 3,997 | 62.79 |
| 9 | Stepan Ivanovich Placinda | 2,246 | 35.28 |
| 9 | Against all | 123 | 1.93 |
| 10 | Nikolay Petrovich Namashko | 2,122 | 61.92 |
| 10 | Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Nikolaev | 760 | 22.18 |
| 10 | Alexander Akimovich Karaman | 505 | 14.74 |
| 10 | Against all | 40 | 1.17 |
| 11 | Ilya Mikhailovich Kazmaly | 7,178 | 99.17 |
| 11 | Igor Vladimirovich Chalykh | 27 | 0.37 |
| 11 | Against all | 33 | 0.46 |
| 12 | Oleg Markovich Baev | 4,551 | 95.25 |
| 12 | Yuliy Anatolievich Yushin | 105 | 2.20 |
| 12 | Against all | 122 | 2.55 |
| 13 | Petr Semenovich Pasat | 2,919 | 88.62 |
| 13 | Against all | 375 | 11.38 |
| 14 | Andrey Viktorovich Sipchenko | 2,821 | 66.14 |
| 14 | Vladimir Timofeevich Dorofeev | 1,038 | 24.34 |
| 14 | Irina Nikolaevna Sergeeva | 250 | 5.86 |
| 14 | Against all | 156 | 3.66 |
| 15 | Valery Grigorievich Babchinetsky | 3,285 | 67.80 |
| 15 | Mikhail Semenovich Penkovsky | 1,037 | 21.40 |
| 15 | Oleg Alekseevich Gorokh | 402 | 8.30 |
| 15 | Against all | 121 | 2.50 |
| 16 | Vladimir Vladimirovich Bychkov | 2,510 | 43.37 |
| 16 | Igor Vladimirovich Karaush | 2,426 | 41.92 |
| 16 | Yuri Spiridonovich Fursa | 742 | 12.82 |
| 16 | Nikolay Geogievich Yazadzhi | 15 | 0.26 |
| 16 | Against all | 94 | 1.62 |
| 17 | Anatoly Konstantinovich Belitchenko | 67.702,741 | |
| 17 | Vasily Ivanovich Vlasov | 957 | 23.64 |
| 17 | Leopold Stratonovich Sanak | 139 | 3.43 |
| 17 | Against all | 212 | 5.24 |
| 18 | Klavdiya Mikhailovna Treskova | 2,412 | 59.25 |
| 18 | Mikhail Alekseevich Matushevsky | 1,364 | 33.51 |
| 18 | Pavel Semenovich Rybak | 167 | 4.10 |
| 18 | Evgeniy Sergeevich Balabas | 15 | 0.37 |
| 18 | Against all | 113 | 2.78 |
| 19 | Anatoliy Kaminski | 3,199 | 85.49 |
| 19 | Alexander Viktorovich Tsukanov | 331 | 8.85 |
| 19 | Against all | 212 | 5.67 |
| 20 | Alexey Mikhailovich Narubay | 3,273 | 73.07 |
| 20 | Yuri Ivanovich Kuzmenko | 925 | 20.65 |
| 20 | Against all | 281 | 6.27 |
| 21 | Andrey Vasilievich Yudin | 2,816 | 69.55 |
| 21 | Nikolai Nikolaevich Burdyuzha | 595 | 14.69 |
| 21 | Petr Vladimirovich Shchebetovich | 442 | 10.92 |
| 21 | Pavel Nikolaevich Voronovsky | 40 | 0.99 |
| 21 | Against all | 156 | 3.85 |
| 22 | Yevgeny Shevchuk | 4,363 | 89.98 |
| 22 | Vladimir Alekseevich Kravchenko | 430 | 8.87 |
| 22 | Against all | 56 | 1.15 |
| 23 | Sergey Andreevich Pisarenko | 2,099 | 50.80 |
| 23 | Igor Anatolievich Gilka | 1,913 | 46.30 |
| 23 | Vladimir Vladimirovich Kostynchuk | 52 | 1.26 |
| 23 | Against all | 68 | 1.65 |
| 24 | Valery Evgenievich Ponomarenko | 2,160 | 76.92 |
| 24 | Sergey Vladimirovich Martsinko | 581 | 20.69 |
| 24 | Against all | 67 | 2.39 |
| 25 | Andrey Borisovich Kotsyubenko | 2,629 | 60.97 |
| 25 | Valeriyan Andreevich Tulgara | 1,606 | 37.24 |
| 25 | Against all | 77 | 1.79 |
| 26 | Sergey Fedorovich Cheban | 3,298 | 92.88 |
| 26 | Viktor Dmitrievich Lyubenko | 173 | 4.87 |
| 26 | Against all | 80 | 2.25 |
| 27 | Oleg Valerievich Vasilatiy | 1,353 | 40.32 |
| 27 | Valery Ivanovich Rossovsky | 561 | 16.72 |
| 27 | Viktor Tikhonovich Vornik | 173 | 5.15 |
| 27 | Alexander Ivanovich Burlaka | 62 | 1.85 |
| 27 | Igor Fedorovich Brynzar | 18 | 0.54 |
| 27 | Against all | 1,189 | 35.43 |
| 28 | Vasily Nikolaevich Moraru | 2,556 | 79.23 |
| 28 | Lyudmila Fedorovna Ostapenko | 481 | 14.91 |
| 28 | Against all | 189 | 5.86 |
| 29 | Yuri Pavlovich Khorin | 1,694 | 48.82 |
| 29 | Yuri Vitalievich Gervazyuk | 1,369 | 39.45 |
| 29 | Dmitry Andreevich Orlov | 154 | 4.44 |
| 29 | Sergey Georgievich Syrf | 145 | 4.18 |
| 29 | Against all | 108 | 3.11 |
| 30 | Igor Teodorovich Yarych | 3,006 | 72.56 |
| 30 | Anatoly Mikhailovich Potolya | 1,101 | 26.57 |
| 30 | Against all | 36 | 0.87 |
| 31 | Efimy Mikhailovich Koval | 3,394 | 91.43 |
| 31 | Nikolay Nikolaevich Shtepa | 124 | 3.34 |
| 31 | Against all | 194 | 5.23 |
| 32 | Galina Mikhailovna Antyufeeva | 3,751 | 88.93 |
| 32 | Larisa Ivanovna Sidorko | 197 | 4.67 |
| 32 | Irina Yurievna Mabo | 43 | 1.02 |
| 32 | Against all | 227 | 5.38 |
| 33 | Vadim Georgievich Lipsky | 2,297 | 57.58 |
| 33 | Alexey Valentinovich Khokhlov | 1,190 | 29.83 |
| 33 | Tatyana Gavrilovna Guseva | 353 | 8.85 |
| 33 | Against all | 149 | 3.74 |
| 34 | Mikhail Burla | 3,557 | 88.18 |
| 34 | Yuri Petrovich Kutepov | 231 | 5.73 |
| 34 | Against all | 246 | 6.10 |
| 35 | Anatoly Viktorovich Dirun | 2,034 | 46.37 |
| 35 | Vladimir Alekseevich Buchka | 1,923 | 43.84 |
| 35 | Fotinia Anufrievna Kotelnikova | 122 | 2.78 |
| 35 | Mikhail Pavlovich Bolenkov | 81 | 1.85 |
| 35 | Denis Ivanovich Savva | 14 | 0.32 |
| 35 | Against all | 212 | 4.83 |
| 36 | Ilona Petrovna Tyuryaeva | 3,293 | 80.08 |
| 36 | Oleg Nikolaevich Rogalchuk | 321 | 7.81 |
| 36 | Against all | 498 | 12.11 |
| 37 | Vladimir Lukich Bodnar | 1,641 | 48.80 |
| 37 | Mikhail Valeriyanovich Polishchuk | 792 | 23.55 |
| 37 | Alexander Vladimirovich Berezovsky | 615 | 18.29 |
| 37 | Against all | 315 | 9.37 |
| 38 | Dmitry Yurievich Soin | 2,967 | 80.60 |
| 38 | Egor Leonidovich Rotar | 314 | 8.53 |
| 38 | Against all | 400 | 10.87 |
| 39 | Grigory Ivanovich Dyachenko | 3,058 | 79.20 |
| 39 | Vladimir Nikolaevich Kabanyuk | 583 | 15.10 |
| 39 | Galina Evgenievna Kvitko | 40 | 1.04 |
| 39 | Against all | 180 | 4.66 |
| 40 | Oleg Khorzhan | 1,701 | 45.82 |
| 40 | Olga Vladimirovna Gukalenko | 1,584 | 42.67 |
| 40 | Alexander Yurievich Lyanka | 236 | 6.36 |
| 40 | Artur Viktorovich Ashchenko | 21 | 0.57 |
| 40 | Against all | 170 | 4.58 |
| 41 | Vadim Fedorovich Levitsky | 3,123 | 54.05 |
| 41 | Roman Ivanovich Khudyakov | 2,267 | 39.24 |
| 41 | Sergey Vladimirovich Pavlyuchenko | 99 | 1.71 |
| 41 | Against all | 289 | 5.00 |
| 42 | Vyacheslav Vasilievich Tobukh | 3,478 | 91.50 |
| 42 | Against all | 323 | 8.50 |
| 43 | Viktor Mikhailovich Guzun | 2,566 | 69.39 |
| 43 | Sergey Nikolaevich Marchenko | 1,014 | 27.42 |
| 43 | Yulia Vasilievna Moskalenko | 16 | 0.43 |
| 43 | Ivan Dobrovich Parayan | 4 | 0.11 |
| 43 | Against all | 98 | 2.65 |

## Aftermath

The Supreme Council held its first session in the new composition on 29 December 2010. In this session, Anatoly Kaminski was re-elected as speaker.