On 17 October 2004, elections were held for the 110-member House of Representatives (Palata Predstaviteley), at the same time as a referendum to decide whether the Constitution should be changed to allow President Alexander Lukashenko to serve a third term. 359 candidates were registered for the parliamentary election by the district election commissions.
Following the invitation from the Belarus Central Election and Republican Referenda Commission, 734 international observers representing 32 countries and eight international organizations - including the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) - monitored the elections, together with 24,000 national observers.
The Central Election Commission also announced that 108 of the 110 members were elected in the first round, none of whom were from the opposition coalition. Thirty-one women were elected, representing nearly 29 percent of the lower house's membership.
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of Belarus (Kamunistyčnaja partyja Biełarusi) | . | 8 | |
| Agrarian Party of Belarus (Ahrarnaja partyja Bełarusi) | . | 3 | |
| Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus (Liberalna-demakratyčnaja partyja Biełarusi) | . | 1 | |
| Non-partisans | . | 98 | |
People's Coalition 5 Plus (Narodnaja kaalicyja "Piaciorka plus")
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Democratic Centrist Coalition (Kaalicyja demakratyčnych centrystaŭ)
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| Conservative Christian Party (Kansiervatyŭnaja chryścijanskaja partyja) | . | - | |
| Social Democratic Party of Popular Accord (Sacyjal-demokratyčnaja partyja "Narodnaja zhoda") | . | - | |
| Belarusian Socialist Sporting Party (Biełaruskaja sacyjalistyčnaja spartyŭnaja partyja) | . | - | |
| Republican Party of Labour and Juctice (Respublikanskaja partyja pracy i spraviadlivasci) | . | - | |
| Total (turnout 90.1 %) | 6,096,138 | 110 | |
| Registered electors | 6,986,163 | ||
| Blank or invalid ballot papers | 201,462 | ||
| Source: IPU Parline. | |||
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