1991 Armenian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Armenia for the first time on 17 October 1991.^[1] The result was a victory for Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who won 83% of the vote. Turnout was 70%.^[2]

1991 Armenian presidential election

17 October 1991 1996 →

Nominee Levon Ter-Petrosyan Paruyr Hayrikyan Party HHSh UNSD Percentage 83.0% 7.2%

Elected President Levon Ter-Petrosyan HHSh

Results

Zori Balayan withdrew before election day but remained on the ballot.^[3]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Levon Ter-Petrosyan	Pan-Armenian National Movement		83.0
	Paruyr Hayrikyan	Union for National Self-Determination		7.2
	Sos Sargsyan	Armenian Revolutionary Federation		4.3
	Ashot Navasardyan	Republican Party of Armenia
	Rafael Ghazaryan	Independent
	Zori Balayan	Independent
Against all
Total
Total votes			1,260,433	–
Registered voters/turnout				70
Source: Nohlen et al.