2015 Azerbaijani parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Azerbaijan on 1 November 2015.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling New Azerbaijan Party, which won 69 of the 125 seats in the National Assembly amidst an opposition boycott.

2015 Azerbaijani parliamentary election

1 November 2015

125 seats in the National Assembly
63 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader % Seats ±
New Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev 47.20 69 -2
AXC Gudrat Hasanguliyev 1.49 1 0
Civic Solidarity Party Sabir Rustamkhanli 1.32 2 -1
Great Order Party Fazil Mustafa 1.20 1 0
Motherland Party Fazail Agamali 1.00 1 -1
ASRP Khanhuseyn Kazimli 0.77 1 0
PDR 0.74 1 0
Unity Party Tahir Kərimli 0.53 1 +1
Civic Unity Party 0.48 1 0
ADMP Elşən Musayev 0.47 1 +1
MDHP Faraj Guliyev 0.42 1 New
ASDP Ayaz Mutallibov 0.40 1 +1
Independent 40.50 43 +4
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Electoral system

The 125 members of the National Assembly were elected in single-member constituencies using the first-past-the-post system.[2]

Campaign

The elections were boycotted by the major opposition parties, including Musavat, who accused the government of "massive violations".[3]

Results

The results in constituency 90 (Agdash) were annulled due to irregularities after an appeal by two candidates; independent candidate Chingiz Asadullayev had been in the lead.[4]

Party Votes % Seats +/–
New Azerbaijan Party1,340,77047.2069−2
Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party42,4591.4910
Civic Solidarity Party37,5611.322−1
Great Order Party34,1561.2010
Motherland Party28,4831.001−1
Musavat24,9950.8800
Azerbaijan Social Prosperity Party22,0030.7710
Party for Democratic Reforms21,0440.7410
Unity Party15,0700.531+1
Party of Hope14,8150.520−1
Civic Unity Party13,5480.4810
Azerbaijan Democratic Enlightenment Party13,2790.471+1
National Revival Movement Party12,0430.421New
Classic Popular Front Party11,6710.4100
Azerbaijan Communist Party11,4260.4000
Social Democratic Party11,2880.401+1
Azerbaijan National Independence Party10,5260.3700
Justice Party6,5070.230−1
Azerbaijan People's Party6,1520.2200
Citizen and Development Party3,3740.1200
Democratic Azerbaijan World Party3,2300.1100
Great Azerbaijan Party2,8070.1000
Azerbaijan Democratic Party2,7460.1000
AMDEP4810.020New
Independents1,150,41340.5043+4
Invalidated1
Invalid/blank votes33,696
Total2,874,5431001250
Registered voters/turnout55.7
Source: MSK

References

  1. "2014–2015 ELECTIONS CALENDAR". National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. Electoral system IPU
  3. Azerbaijan votes in parliamentary elections amid boycott BBC News, 1 November 2015
  4. Azerbaijani CEC annuls election results for one constituency News.az, 17 November 2015
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