Parliament 1918-1920: Which parties were Nominated and Who Were Included in Candidates’ List?

At 1919 parliamentary elections, the ARF presented a list of 100 candidates. We present the first five of them. By the way, if the remaining candidates had distinct profession, then Avetik Aharonian was simply a writer.

'1. Sahakian Avetik - Agronomist, Chairman of the Armenian Council

2. Kajaznuni Hovhannes - Engineer, President of the Armenian Government

3. Aharonian Avetik - Writer, Chairman of the Peace Delegation of Armenia

4. Pastrmachian Garegin - Chemist, Agronomist, former MP of the Ottoman Empire

5. Varandian MIkayel - Publicist, Editor of Droshak/Flag, Member of the International Socialist Bureau

The list of the Armenian People's Party Candidates was comprised of 53 people. The first five were the following:

'1. Papajanian Mikayel - Lawyer, Former Member of the State Duma, Member of Paris Conference Delegation

2. Harutyunian Samson - Lawyer, Minister of Justice

3. Vermishian Kristafor - Agronomist, Minister of Food

4. Ayvazian Harutiun - Doctor, Former Member of the State Duma

5. Sargsian Levon (Sympathizer, Independent Socialist), Candidate of Natural Sciences, Mayor of Alexandropol

The Socialist-Revolutionaries presented a list of 35 people:

'Sahakian Sako - Economist, Member of the All-Russian Council

3. Zubian Davit - Lawyer, Member of the Armenian Council and Former

4. Tumanian Levon - Lawyer, Member of All-Russian Constitutional Assembly, Member of the Armenian Council

5. Minakhorian Vahan - Revolutionary Figure, Member of the Armenian Council.'

There were also Non-Partisans: Non-Partisan Union of Workers and Villagers presented a list of 18 people, including peasants and gardeners.

'1. Artashes Melkonian - Doctor, Villager from Karbi

2. Drastamat Ter-Mkrtchian - Doctor, Villager from Parbi

3. Bayram Sultanov - Peasant, Villager from Agarak

4. Akhund Jalil Kealbalah Namagh Oghli - Cultivator from the Village Yaghdz

5. Hayk Shahazizian - Gardener from the Village Ashtarak

The foreigners also took part in the parliamentary elections. There were candidates of Kurdish origin:

'Shamshadinov Ahmed-Bek - Public Commissar

2. Shamshadinov Alashraf-Bek - Mayor-General.

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