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1995–96 Azerbaijani parliamentary election

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FieldValue
countryAzerbaijan
flag_year1991
previous_election1990
next_election2000–01
election_date12 November 1995
seats_for_electionAll 125 seats in the National Assembly
majority_seats63
party1New Azerbaijan Party
leader1Heydar Aliyev
percentage162.7
seats153
last_election1new
party2Azerbaijani Popular Front Party
leader2Abulfaz Elchibey
percentage29.7
seats24
last_election245
party3Azerbaijan National Independence Party
leader3Etibar Mammadov
percentage39.3
seats34
last_election3new
party4ADSP
leader4Mahmud Məmmədov
colour4#0E4C0E
percentage44.0
seats42
last_election4new
party5Motherland Party (Azerbaijan)
leader5Fazail Agamali
percentage54.0
seats51
last_election5new
party6ADİP
leader6Mubariz Gurbanli
colour6#FFCC01
percentage63.0
seats62
last_election6new
party7Azerbaijan Democratic Enlightenment Party
leader7Məmmədhənifə Musayev
percentage71.2
seats71
last_election7new
party8Musavat
leader8Isa Gambar
percentage8
seats81
last_election8new
party9Civic Solidarity Party
leader9Sabir Rustamkhanli
percentage9
seats91
last_election9new
party11Independents
leader11
percentage11
seats1155
last_election1115
titleChairman of the Supreme Soviet
before_electionRasul Guliyev
posttitleSpeaker of the National Assembly after
after_electionRasul 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

  1. [http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2019_95.htm 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. Altstadt, Audrey L.. (1997). "Azerbaijan's struggle toward democracy". Cambridge University Press.
  4. Ottaway, Marina. (2003). "Democracy Challenged: The Rise of Semi-Authoritarianism". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
  5. (1996). "Election Watch". Journal of Democracy.
  6. (1996). "Azerbajain".
  7. Cornell, Svante E.. (2015). "Azerbaijan Since Independence". Routledge.
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