2000–01 Azerbaijani parliamentary election

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2000–01 Azerbaijani parliamentary election
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  1995–96 5 November 2000 2005  

All 125 seats in the National Assembly
63 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeaderVote %Seats+/–
New Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev 62.375+22
Popular Front Ali Karimli 11.06+2
Civic Solidarity Sabir Rustamkhanli 6.43+2
Communist Ramiz Ahmadov  [ az ]6.32New
Musavat Isa Gambar 4.92+1
AMİP Etibar Mammadov 3.92−2
Alliance 1.01+1
Social Prosperity Xanhüseyn Kazımlı 1+1
Motherland Fazail Agamali 10
Compatriot Party Mais Səfərli  [ az ]1New
Independents 30−25
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Speaker beforeSpeaker after
Murtuz Alasgarov Murtuz Alasgarov

Parliamentary elections were held in Azerbaijan on 5 November 2000, although a re-run had to be held in 11 constituencies on 7 January 2001 due to "massive irregularities". [1] In the lead-up to the election, the authoritarian Heydar Aliyev regime banned seven opposition parties (including Musavat, the major opposition party to Aliyev's New Azerbaijan Party) from contesting the election. [2]

The result was a victory for the New Azerbaijan Party, which won 75 of the 125 seats.

Results

PartyProportionalConstituencyTotal
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
New Azerbaijan Party 62.3165975+22
Azerbaijani Popular Front Party 11.0426+2
Civic Solidarity Party 6.4303+2
Azerbaijan Communist Party 6.3202New
Musavat 4.9022+1
Azerbaijan National Independence Party 3.9022–2
Azerbaijan Liberal Party 1.3000New
Azerbaijan Democrat Party 1.1000New
Alliance Party for the Sake of Azerbaijan 1.0011+1
National Congress Party0.5000New
Azerbaijan Democratic Bloc0.4000New
Azerbaijan People's Democratic Party0.3000New
Democratic Party of the Azerbaijan World0.3000New
Azerbaijan Social Prosperity Party 11+1
Motherland Party 110
Compatriot Party 11New
Independents3030–22
None of the above
Vacant11
Total251001250
Registered voters/turnout4,304,952
Source: Nohlen et al., IPU

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p357 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
  2. "Party registration process in Azerbaijan raises serious concerns". www.osce.org. 2000.