Ternopil Oblast Council
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The Ternopil Oblast Council is the regional oblast council (parliament) of the Ternopil Oblast
(province
) located in western Ukraine
. The council is composed of 120 members and is situated in the oblast's administrative center Ternopil
.
Council members are elected for five year terms. The latest elections
were contested on March 15, 2009. In order to gain representation in the council, a party must gain more than 3 percent of the total vote. In the latest election, seven parties passed the threshold.
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|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Parties and blocs
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Seats
|-
|align=left|All-Ukrainian Union "Svoboda" (Всеукраїнське об'єднання «Свобода»)
|valign=top|50 (+50)
|-
|align=left|United Centre
(Єдиний Центр)
|valign=top|20 (+20)
|-
|align=left|Party of Regions
(Партія регіонів)
|valign=top|14 (+14)
|-
|align=left|Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (Блок Юлії Тимошенко)
|valign=top|12 (-31)
|-
|align=left|Ukrainian People's Party
(Українська народна партія)
|valign=top|11 (-2)
|-
|align=left|People's Union Our Ukraine
(Народний союз «Наша Україна»)
|valign=top|8 (-40)
|-
|align=left|Lytvyn Bloc (блок Литвина)
|valign=top|5 (+5)
|-
|align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total
|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|120
|-
|colspan=5 align=left|Source: Official website Ternopil Oblast Council
|}
.
Ternopil Oblast
Ternopil Oblast is an oblast' of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret River, a tributary of the Dnister.-Geography:...
(province
Oblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
) located in western Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. The council is composed of 120 members and is situated in the oblast's administrative center Ternopil
Ternopil
Ternopil , is a city in western Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret River. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Western Ukraine and the historical region of Galicia...
.
Council members are elected for five year terms. The latest elections
Ternopil Oblast local election, 2009
The Ternopil Oblast local election, 2009 elections in the Ternopil Oblast regional сouncil, were held on March 15, 2009 on December 18, 2008, by the Ukrainian Parliament initiated by Bloc Yulia Tymoshenko but cancelled on 3 March 2009 by the same Parliament, with most members of BYuT voting...
were contested on March 15, 2009. In order to gain representation in the council, a party must gain more than 3 percent of the total vote. In the latest election, seven parties passed the threshold.
Composition
Composition of the Ternopil Oblast Council|-
|style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left valign=top|Parties and blocs
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center|Seats
|-
|align=left|All-Ukrainian Union "Svoboda" (Всеукраїнське об'єднання «Свобода»)
|valign=top|50 (+50)
|-
|align=left|United Centre
United Centre
United Centre is a Ukrainian political party. It is an offspring of Our Ukraine. It will participate in the next Ukrainian parliamentary election independently. Legally United Centre is the successor of the Party of Private Property , registered with the Ministry of Justice on September 24, 1999....
(Єдиний Центр)
|valign=top|20 (+20)
|-
|align=left|Party of Regions
Party of Regions
The Party of Regions is an Ukrainian political party created on October 26, 1997 just prior to the 1998 Ukrainian parliamentary elections under the name of Party of Regional Revival of Ukraine. It was reformed later in 2001 when the party united with several others...
(Партія регіонів)
|valign=top|14 (+14)
|-
|align=left|Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (Блок Юлії Тимошенко)
- All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland"
- Ukrainian Social Democratic PartyUkrainian Social Democratic Party-History:The party was founded in 1998 when the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine and Party of Human Rights were united. The first leader of the party was Vasyl Onopenko who in the Presidential elections in 1999 got 0,47% of the votes. Since November 2006 Yevhen Korniychuk is the chairman of the...
|valign=top|12 (-31)
|-
|align=left|Ukrainian People's Party
Ukrainian People's Party
The Ukrainian People's Party is a political party in Ukraine, led by Yury Kostenko, registered on Old Year's Day 1999 as Ukrainian National Movement .-History:...
(Українська народна партія)
|valign=top|11 (-2)
|-
|align=left|People's Union Our Ukraine
People's Union Our Ukraine
The Our Ukraine is a centre-right political party of Ukraine formed in 2005. The party supports former president President Viktor Yushchenko...
(Народний союз «Наша Україна»)
|valign=top|8 (-40)
|-
|align=left|Lytvyn Bloc (блок Литвина)
|valign=top|5 (+5)
|-
|align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total
|width="75" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|120
|-
|colspan=5 align=left|Source: Official website Ternopil Oblast Council
|}
Former parties
- Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (Блок Юлії Тимошенко) bloc surrendered all its mandates following the 2009 elections
- All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland"
- Ukrainian Social Democratic PartyUkrainian Social Democratic Party-History:The party was founded in 1998 when the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine and Party of Human Rights were united. The first leader of the party was Vasyl Onopenko who in the Presidential elections in 1999 got 0,47% of the votes. Since November 2006 Yevhen Korniychuk is the chairman of the...
- Socialist Party of UkraineSocialist Party of UkraineThe Socialist Party of Ukraine is a Socialist political party in Ukraine and part of the Verkhovna Rada from 1994 to 2007.It is one of the oldest parties and was created by the former members of the Communist Party of Ukraine in late 1991 when the Communist Party was banned...
(Соціалістична партія України) lost all 5 mandates in 2009 - Ukrainian National Bloc of Kostenko and PlyushchUkrainian National Bloc of Kostenko and PlyushchThe Ukrainian National Bloc of Kostenko and Plyushch, is a defunct political alliance in Ukraine led by Yuriy Kostenko and Ivan Plyushch.It consisted out of:*Party of Free Peasants and Entrepreneurs of Ukraine*Political Party Cathedral Ukraine...
(Український Народний Блок Костенка і Плюща) bloc fell apart in 2009 continuing as Ukrainian People's PartyUkrainian People's PartyThe Ukrainian People's Party is a political party in Ukraine, led by Yury Kostenko, registered on Old Year's Day 1999 as Ukrainian National Movement .-History:...
- Party of Free Peasants and Entrepreneurs of Ukraine
- Political Party Cathedral UkrainePolitical Party Cathedral UkraineThe Political Party "Ukraine United" is a political party in Ukraine registered in 2005.At the legislative elections, 2006 the party was part of the Ukrainian National Bloc of Kostenko and Plyushch. At the legislative elections, 2007 the party was part of Ukrainian People's Bloc...
- Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc (Блок Наша Україна - Народна Самооборона) bloc fell apart in 2009 continuing as People's Union Our UkrainePeople's Union Our UkraineThe Our Ukraine is a centre-right political party of Ukraine formed in 2005. The party supports former president President Viktor Yushchenko...
- Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of UkraineParty of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of UkraineThe Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Ukraine is a political party in Ukraine registered in April 2000. Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Anatoliy Kinakh is one of its most noticeable members.-History:...
- People's Movement of UkrainePeople's Movement of UkraineThe People's Movement of Ukraine is a Ukrainian center-right political party...
- Christian Democratic Union (Ukraine)Christian Democratic Union (Ukraine)The Christian Democratic Union is a political party in Ukraine. On December 2, 2002, in Athens, Greece the party became a member of Centrist Democrat International. It is negotiated now its associated membership in the European People's Party...
- Ukrainian Republican Party AssemblyUkrainian Republican Party AssemblyThe Ukrainian Republican Party "Sobor" is a political party in Ukraine. The current party was created in 2002 after the merger of the Ukrainian Republican Party and the Ukrainian People's Party "Assembly" .-May 1999:...
- Congress of Ukrainian NationalistsCongress of Ukrainian NationalistsThe Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists is a right-wing political party in Ukraine. It was founded on October 18, 1992 and registered with the Ministry of Justice on January 26, 1993. The party leader from its formation and until her death in 2003 was Yaroslava Stetsko .-History:During the 1998...
- Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Ukraine
Special events
During the night of 29 to 30 August 2003 the leader of the Our Ukraine's faction in the Ternopil Oblast Council, Ivan Havdyda, was assassinated in KievKiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
.