Parliamentary elections were held in Azerbaijan on 12 November 1995, with a second round on 26 November.[1] However, the results in 15 constituencies were declared invalid due to fraud, with fresh elections held on 4 February 1996.[2]
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All 125 seats in the National Assembly 63 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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The elections were characterized by substantial irregularities.[3][4] In the lead-up to the elections, the authoritarian regime of Heydar Aliyev (who headed the New Azerbaijan Party) banned Musavat, the major opposition party from being on the ballot.[5] The government alleged that Musavat had falsified 5,000 signatures to be on the ballot.[5]
By election day, eight parties were on the ballot, five of which were pro-government parties.[3] 60% of candidates in single-member constituencies had been removed from the ballot.[6] Election monitors noted that there was ballot stuffing.[4]
The final result was a victory for the New Azerbaijan Party, which won 53 of the 125 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 86%.[1]
Under the electoral law introduced prior to the election, 100 of the seats in parliament were elected in single-member districts while the remaining 25 were elected by party list proprtional representation.[6]
Results
edit| Party | Proportional | Constituency | Total seats | |||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| New Azerbaijan Party | 2,228,435 | 62.7 | 19 | 34 | 53 | |||
| Azerbaijani Popular Front Party | 346,092 | 9.7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Azerbaijan National Independence Party | 331,865 | 9.3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Azerbaijan Democratic Entrepreneurs Party | 142,343 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Motherland Party | 140,821 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Azerbaijan Democratic Independence Party | 106,782 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Azerbaijan Democratic Enlightenment Party | 43,259 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Alliance Party for the Sake of Azerbaijan | 30,811 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Musavat | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Civic Solidarity Party | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Azerbaijan Social Prosperity Party | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Independents | 55 | 55 | ||||||
| Vacant | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| None of the above | – | |||||||
| Total | 25 | 100 | 125 | |||||
| Valid votes | 3,415,635 | 96.05 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 140,642 | 3.95 | ||||||
| Total votes | 3,556,277 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,132,600 | 86.05 | ||||||
| Source: Nohlen et al. (votes), National Assembly (seats) | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Azerbaijan: Parliamentary Chamber: Milli Mejlis: Elections held in 1995 Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p357 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ a b Altstadt, Audrey L. (1997), Parrott, Bruce; Dawisha, Karen (eds.), "Azerbaijan's struggle toward democracy", Conflict, Cleavage, and Change in Central Asia and the Caucasus, Democratization and Authoritarianism in Post-Communist Societies, Cambridge University Press, pp. 110–155, ISBN 978-0-521-59731-9
- ^ a b Ottaway, Marina (2003). Democracy Challenged: The Rise of Semi-Authoritarianism. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. p. 59. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1mtz6c5. ISBN 978-0-87003-195-3. JSTOR j.ctt1mtz6c5.
- ^ a b "Azerbajain". www.hrw.org. 1996. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ a b Cornell, Svante E. (2015). Azerbaijan Since Independence. Routledge. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-317-47620-7.