1991 Azerbaijani independence referendum

1991 Azerbaijani independence referendum

29 December 1991
Do you support the Constitutional Act on the state independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan as passed by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan?
Results
Choice Votes  % Yes 3,735,398 99.76% No 9,068 0.24% Valid votes 3,744,466 99.82% Invalid or blank votes 6,708 0.18% Total votes 3,751,174 100.00%

An independence referendum was held in Azerbaijan on 29 December 1991, three days after the collapse of the Soviet Union. ^[1] The result was 99.8% in favour, with turnout reported to be 95%. ^[2]

Results

Choice		Votes	%
For		3,735,398	99.76
Against		9,068	0.24
Total		3,744,466	100.00
Valid votes		3,744,466	99.82
Invalid/blank votes		6,708	0.18
Total votes		3,751,174	100.00
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p357 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
2. Nohlen et al., p360