1991 Armenian presidential election

Presidential elections were held for the first time in Armenia on 17 October 1991.[1] The result was a victory for Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who won 83% of the vote. Turnout was 70%.[2]

1991 Armenian presidential election

October 17, 1991 (1991-10-17)
 
Nominee Levon Ter-Petrosyan Paruyr Hayrikyan
Party HHSh UNSD
Percentage 83% 7%

Elected President

Levon Ter-Petrosyan
HHSh

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Levon Ter-PetrosyanPan-Armenian National Movement83.0
Paruyr HayrikyanUnion for National Self-Determination7.2
Sos SargsyanArmenian Revolutionary Federation4.3
Zori Balayan0.45
Rafael Ghazaryan0.39
Ashot NavasardyanRepublican Party of Armenia0.16
Total1,260,433100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p329 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. Nohlen et al., p336
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