Azerbaijan parliamentary election, 2000
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Parliamentary elections were held in Azerbaijan
on 5 November 2000, although a re-run had to be held in 11 constituencies on 7 Januarh 2001 due to "massive irregularities". The result was a victory for the New Azerbaijan Party
, which won 75 of the 125 seats.
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
on 5 November 2000, although a re-run had to be held in 11 constituencies on 7 Januarh 2001 due to "massive irregularities". The result was a victory for the New Azerbaijan Party
New Azerbaijan Party
The New Azerbaijan Party is the ruling political party in Azerbaijan. It was formed on 18 December 1992 by the former President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, who led it until his retirement and death in 2003...
, which won 75 of the 125 seats.
Results
| Party | Constituency | National | Total seats | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| New Azerbaijan Party New Azerbaijan Party The New Azerbaijan Party is the ruling political party in Azerbaijan. It was formed on 18 December 1992 by the former President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev, who led it until his retirement and death in 2003... |
59 | 1,809,801 | 62.3 | 16 | 75 | |||
| Independents | 30 | |||||||
| 30 | ||||||||
| Azerbaijan Popular Front Party Azerbaijan Popular Front Party The Azerbaijani Popular Front Party is the main opposition political party in Azerbaijan, founded in 1992 by Abulfaz Elchibey. After Elchibey's death in 2000, the party split into two factions, the reform wing led by Ali Kerimli and the classical wing led by Mirmahmud Miralioglu.During 5 November... |
2 | 313,059 | 11.0 | 4 | 6 | |||
| Civic Solidarity Party Civic Solidarity Party The Civic Solidarity Party is a political party in Azerbaijan. It was founded in 1992. Initially it gained 1.4% of the popular vote. Whilst it remains a minor party at the present time it is growing in popularity, as demonstrated by recent polls.... |
0 | 182,777 | 6.4 | 3 | 3 | New | ||
| Azerbaijan Communist Party Azerbaijan Communist Party (1993) The Azerbaijan Communist Party is a political party in Azerbaijan. AKP was set up in 1993 by Ramiz Ahmadov and registered by the Justice Ministry in 1994.-Ideology:... |
0 | 182,029 | 6.3 | 2 | 2 | New | ||
| Musavat | 2 | 4.9 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Azerbaijan National Independence Party Azerbaijan National Independence Party The Azerbaijan National Independence Party is a political party in Azerbaijan.At the last elections , the party won 3.9 % of the popular vote and 2 out of 125 seats. Its candidate Ehtibar Mammadov won 2.6 % of the popular vote in the 15 October 2003 presidential elections.The party suffered a... |
2 | 3.9 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Azerbaijan Liberal Party Azerbaijan Liberal Party The Azerbaijan Liberal Party is a liberal political party in Azerbaijan.It was founded on 3 June 1995 by the former Secreatry of State of Azerbaijan Prof. Dr. Lala Shevket on the Constituent Conference held in the town of Barda in the unoccupied part of Qarabagh region of Azerbaijan... |
0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | New | |||
| Azerbaijan Democratic Party | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | New | |||
| Alliance Party for the Sake of Azerbaijan Alliance Party for the Sake of Azerbaijan The Alliance Party for the Sake of Azerbaijan is a political party in Azerbaijan.At the last elections , the party won 1.0 % of the popular vote and 1 out of 125 seats.... |
1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Azerbaijan Social Prosperity Party Azerbaijan Social Prosperity Party The Azerbaijan Social Prosperity Party is a political party in Azerbaijan.At the elections , the party won 1 out of 125 seats. At the parliamentary elections of 6 November 2005 the party kept 1 seat. The leader of the party is Hussein Kyazymly.... |
1 | |||||||
| 1 | New | |||||||
| Motherland Party Motherland Party (Azerbaijan) The Motherland Party is an Azerbaijani political party established in 1990 . Its membership consists primarily of Azerbaijanis who originated from Armenia. Party's leader Fazail Agamali is a former deputy minister for social protection. Party's goal is creating free, powerful, democratic and... |
1 | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Compatriot Party Compatriot Party The Compatriot Party is a political party in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.-Azerbaijan:At the last elections , the party won 1 out of 125 seats.... |
1 | |||||||
| 1 | New | |||||||
| National Congress Party | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | New | |||
| Azerbaijan Democratic Bloc | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | New | |||
| Azerbaijan People's Democratic Party | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | New | |||
| Democratic Party of the Azerbaijan World | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | New | |||
| None of the above | ||||||||
| 0.5 | ||||||||
| Total | 100 | 2,883,819 | 100 | 25 | 125 | 0 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al, IPU | ||||||||