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1995–96 Azerbaijani parliamentary election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Azerbaijan |
| flag_year | 1991 |
| previous_election | 1990 |
| next_election | 2000–01 |
| election_date | 12 November 1995 |
| seats_for_election | All 125 seats in the National Assembly |
| majority_seats | 63 |
| party1 | New Azerbaijan Party |
| leader1 | Heydar Aliyev |
| percentage1 | 62.7 |
| seats1 | 53 |
| last_election1 | new |
| party2 | Azerbaijani Popular Front Party |
| leader2 | Abulfaz Elchibey |
| percentage2 | 9.7 |
| seats2 | 4 |
| last_election2 | 45 |
| party3 | Azerbaijan National Independence Party |
| leader3 | Etibar Mammadov |
| percentage3 | 9.3 |
| seats3 | 4 |
| last_election3 | new |
| party4 | ADSP |
| leader4 | Mahmud Məmmədov |
| colour4 | #0E4C0E |
| percentage4 | 4.0 |
| seats4 | 2 |
| last_election4 | new |
| party5 | Motherland Party (Azerbaijan) |
| leader5 | Fazail Agamali |
| percentage5 | 4.0 |
| seats5 | 1 |
| last_election5 | new |
| party6 | ADİP |
| leader6 | Mubariz Gurbanli |
| colour6 | #FFCC01 |
| percentage6 | 3.0 |
| seats6 | 2 |
| last_election6 | new |
| party7 | Azerbaijan Democratic Enlightenment Party |
| leader7 | Məmmədhənifə Musayev |
| percentage7 | 1.2 |
| seats7 | 1 |
| last_election7 | new |
| party8 | Musavat |
| leader8 | Isa Gambar |
| percentage8 | – |
| seats8 | 1 |
| last_election8 | new |
| party9 | Civic Solidarity Party |
| leader9 | Sabir Rustamkhanli |
| percentage9 | – |
| seats9 | 1 |
| last_election9 | new |
| party11 | Independents |
| leader11 | – |
| percentage11 | – |
| seats11 | 55 |
| last_election11 | 15 |
| title | Chairman of the Supreme Soviet |
| before_election | Rasul Guliyev |
| posttitle | Speaker of the National Assembly after |
| after_election | Rasul Guliyev |
Parliamentary elections were held in Azerbaijan on 12 November 1995, with a second round on 26 November. However, the results in 15 constituencies were declared invalid due to fraud, with fresh elections held on 4 February 1996.
The elections were characterized by substantial irregularities. 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. The government alleged that Musavat had falsified 5,000 signatures to be on the ballot.
By election day eight parties were on the ballot, five of which were pro-government. 60% of candidates in single-member constituencies had been removed from the ballot. Election monitors noted that there was ballot stuffing.
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%.
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 proportional representation.
Results
References
References
- [http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2019_95.htm 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
- Altstadt, Audrey L.. (1997). "Azerbaijan's struggle toward democracy". Cambridge University Press.
- Ottaway, Marina. (2003). "Democracy Challenged: The Rise of Semi-Authoritarianism". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
- (1996). "Election Watch". Journal of Democracy.
- (1996). "Azerbajain".
- Cornell, Svante E.. (2015). "Azerbaijan Since Independence". Routledge.
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