This statistic shows the voter turnout for presidential elections that took place in Ukraine since the country became independent in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The largest share of the Ukrainian population, or 84.2 percent, voted in the first national election of 1991. The lowest turnout of 59.48 percent was observed in the extraordinary election of 2014. In the most recent election of 2019, 62.09 percent of Ukrainians cast their vote.
Turnout of voters for presidential elections in Ukraine from 1991 to 2019*
* Presidential elections in Ukraine take place every five years. In 1994 and 2010, the elections were held irregularly. The 2014 election took place earlier after the president at the time Viktor Yanukovych was ousted.
When two rounds of elections were held, the figures show the turnout in the second round. When a repeat election was held, the figures show the turnout in the repeat election.
The data for the 1991-1999 elections was retrieved from a publication "Ukrainian Presidential Elections 1999" by the Central Election Commission (pages 113-114).
Elected presidents:
1991 Leonid Kravchuk
1994 Leonid Kuchma
1999 Leonid Kuchma
2004 Viktor Yushchenko
2010 Viktor Yanukovych
2014 Petro Poroshenko
2019 Volodymyr Zelensky
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Central Election Commission (Ukraine). (April 22, 2019). Turnout of voters for presidential elections in Ukraine from 1991 to 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/996906/voter-turnout-ukraine-presidential-elections/
Central Election Commission (Ukraine). "Turnout of voters for presidential elections in Ukraine from 1991 to 2019*." Chart. April 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/996906/voter-turnout-ukraine-presidential-elections/
Central Election Commission (Ukraine). (2019). Turnout of voters for presidential elections in Ukraine from 1991 to 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/996906/voter-turnout-ukraine-presidential-elections/
Central Election Commission (Ukraine). "Turnout of Voters for Presidential Elections in Ukraine from 1991 to 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/996906/voter-turnout-ukraine-presidential-elections/
Central Election Commission (Ukraine), Turnout of voters for presidential elections in Ukraine from 1991 to 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/996906/voter-turnout-ukraine-presidential-elections/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Turnout of voters for presidential elections in Ukraine from 1991 to 2019* [Graph], Central Election Commission (Ukraine), April 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/996906/voter-turnout-ukraine-presidential-elections/
