Azerbaijani parliamentary election, 1995–1996
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Parliamentary elections to the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
National Assembly of Azerbaijan
The National Assembly , also transliterated as Milli Majlis is the legislative branch of government in Azerbaijan. The unicameral National Assembly has 125 deputies: previously 100 members were elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies and 25 were members elected by proportional...

 were held in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

 on 12 November 1995, with a second round on 26 November. However, the results were declared invalid due to fraud in 15 constituencies, with fresh elections held on 4 February 1996.
The result was a victory for the New Azerbaijan Party
New Azerbaijan Party
The New Azerbaijan Party is the ruling political party in Azerbaijan. It was formed on 18 December 1992 by the former President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, who led it until his retirement and death in 2003...

, which won 59 of the 125 seats. Voter turnout was 86.1% for the proportional representation part of the elections.

Results

Party Constituency National Total seats
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
New Azerbaijan Party
New Azerbaijan Party
The New Azerbaijan Party is the ruling political party in Azerbaijan. It was formed on 18 December 1992 by the former President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, who led it until his retirement and death in 2003...

40 2,228,435 62.7 19 59
Independents 52
52
Azerbaijan Popular Front Party
Azerbaijan Popular Front Party
The Azerbaijani Popular Front Party is the main opposition political party in Azerbaijan, founded in 1992 by Abulfaz Elchibey. After Elchibey's death in 2000, the party split into two factions, the reform wing led by Ali Kerimli and the classical wing led by Mirmahmud Miralioglu.During 5 November...

1 346,092 9.7 3 4
Azerbaijan National Independence Party
Azerbaijan National Independence Party
The Azerbaijan National Independence Party is a political party in Azerbaijan.At the last elections , the party won 3.9 % of the popular vote and 2 out of 125 seats. Its candidate Ehtibar Mammadov won 2.6 % of the popular vote in the 15 October 2003 presidential elections.The party suffered a...

0 331,865 9.3 3 3
Azerbaijan Democratic Entrepreneurs Party 1 142,343 4.0 0 1
Motherland Party
Motherland Party (Azerbaijan)
The Motherland Party is an Azerbaijani political party established in 1990 . Its membership consists primarily of Azerbaijanis who originated from Armenia. Party's leader Fazail Agamali is a former deputy minister for social protection. Party's goal is creating free, powerful, democratic and...

1 140,821 4.0 0 1
Azerbaijan Democratic Independence Party 2 106,782 3.0 0 2
Azerbaijan National Resurgence Party 0 43,259 1.2 0 0
Alliance Party for the Sake of Azerbaijan
Alliance Party for the Sake of Azerbaijan
The Alliance Party for the Sake of Azerbaijan is a political party in Azerbaijan.At the last elections , the party won 1.0 % of the popular vote and 1 out of 125 seats....

0 30,811 0.9 0 0
Musavat 1
1
Social Justice Party 1
1
United People's Party 1
1
None of the above
Invalid/blank votes
140,642
Total 100 3,556,277 100 25 125
Source: Nohlen et al
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