1991 Azerbaijani presidential election

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Azerbaijani presidential election, 1991

8 September 1991 1992 →
  Ayaz Mutalibov 1992.jpg
Nominee Ayaz Mutalibov
Party Azerbaijan Communist Party
Popular vote 3,275,837
Percentage 98.5%

Elected President

Ayaz Mutalibov
Azerbaijan Communist Party

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Presidential elections were held for the first time in Azerbaijan on 8 September 1991.[1] The only candidate was Ayaz Mutalibov of the Azerbaijan Communist Party, who won with 98.5% of the vote, with turnout reported to be 85.7%.[2]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Ayaz Mutalibov Azerbaijan Communist Party 3,275,837 98.5
Against 48,866 1.5
Invalid/blank votes 460
Total 3,325,163 100
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., p363