| |
|
Azerbaijan 1996 Legislative
Election
| Chamber |
National
Assembly
|
|
Dates of
Election
|
November
12 and 26, 1995
(with reruns on February 4, 1996)
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Mixed
|
| Number
of Seats Available |
125
*
|
|
Length of
Legislative Term
|
5
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes
|
|
Proportional
|
Single-member
Constituency
|
Total
|
| New
Azerbaijan Party (YAP) |
19
|
35
|
54
|
-
|
| Azerbaijan
Popular Front (AXC) |
3
|
1
|
4
|
-
|
| Azerbaijan
National Independence Party (AMIP) |
3
|
1
|
4
|
-
|
| Democratic
Independence Party |
0
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
| Azerbaijan
Democratic Entrepreneurs Party |
0
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
| Civil
Solidarity Party |
0
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
| New
Muslim Party (YMP) |
0
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
| Motherland
Party (AP) |
0
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
| Social
Justice Party |
0
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
| Independents |
0
|
55
|
55
|
-
|
| Vacant |
0
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
* 100 members were
elected from single-member constituencies and 25 by proportional representation
in a single nationwide list.
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 2000-02, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 2003.
| Population
Size |
7
562 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
4
132 800
|
|
Total Votes
|
3
556 277
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
86.1%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
-
|
Source:
Voter
Turnout: Azerbaijan. [Internet]. International IDEA. 24 October 2001.
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