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1991 Azerbaijani presidential election

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1991 Azerbaijani presidential election

8 September 1991 1992 →
 
Nominee Ayaz Mutalibov
Party Communist Party
Popular vote 3,275,837
Percentage 98.53%

President before election

Ayaz Mutalibov
Communist Party

Elected President

Ayaz Mutalibov
Communist Party

Presidential elections were held for the first time in Azerbaijan on 8 September 1991.[1] The only candidate was Ayaz Mutalibov of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan, who won with 99% of the vote, with turnout reported to be 86%.[2]

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Ayaz MutalibovCommunist Party of Azerbaijan3,275,83798.53
Against48,8661.47
Total3,324,703100.00
Valid votes3,324,70399.99
Invalid/blank votes4600.01
Total votes3,325,163100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,879,98885.70
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  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