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

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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][5] 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.^[6] The government alleged that Musavat had falsified 5,000 signatures to be on the ballot.^[6]

By election day eight parties were on the ballot, five of which were pro-government.^[3] 60% of candidates in single-member constituencies had been removed from the ballot.^[7] 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 proportional representation.^[7]

Results

Party		Proportional			Constituency			Total seats
		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)