1995–96 Azerbaijani parliamentary election

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]

1995–96 Azerbaijani parliamentary election
Azerbaijan
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All 125 seats in the National Assembly
63 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
New Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev 62.7 53 New
Popular Front Abulfaz Elchibey 9.7 4 −41
AMİP Etibar Mammadov 9.3 4 New
ADSP Mahmud Məmmədov 4.0 2 New
Motherland Fazail Agamali 4.0 1 New
ADİP Mubariz Gurbanli 3.0 2 New
ADMP Məmmədhənifə Musayev 1.2 1 New
Musavat Isa Gambar 1 New
Civic Solidarity Sabir Rustamkhanli 1 New
Independents 55 +40
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet before Speaker of the National Assembly after
Rasul Guliyev Rasul Guliyev

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

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PartyProportionalConstituencyTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
New Azerbaijan Party2,228,43562.7193453
Azerbaijani Popular Front Party346,0929.7314
Azerbaijan National Independence Party331,8659.3314
Azerbaijan Democratic Entrepreneurs Party142,3434.0022
Motherland Party140,8214.0011
Azerbaijan Democratic Independence Party106,7823.0022
Azerbaijan Democratic Enlightenment Party43,2591.2011
Alliance Party for the Sake of Azerbaijan30,8110.9000
Musavat11
Civic Solidarity Party11
Azerbaijan Social Prosperity Party00
Independents5555
Vacant11
None of the above
Total25100125
Valid votes3,415,63596.05
Invalid/blank votes140,6423.95
Total votes3,556,277100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,132,60086.05
Source: Nohlen et al. (votes), National Assembly (seats)

References

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  1. ^ a b Azerbaijan: Parliamentary Chamber: Milli Mejlis: Elections held in 1995 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p357 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "Azerbajain". www.hrw.org. 1996. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  6. ^ a b Cornell, Svante E. (2015). Azerbaijan Since Independence. Routledge. p. 91. ISBN 978-1-317-47620-7.