1993 Azerbaijani presidential election

3 October 1993
 
Nominee Heydar Aliyev Kerar Abilov
Party New Azerbaijan United Azerbaijan
Popular vote 3,919,923 40,298

President before election

Heydar Aliyev
New Azerbaijan

Elected President

Heydar Aliyev
New Azerbaijan

Presidential elections were held in Azerbaijan on 3 October 1993.[1] The result was a victory for Heydar Aliyev of the New Azerbaijan Party who won with nearly 99% of the vote. Election monitors characterized the election as neither free nor fair.[2]

Voter turnout was reported to be 98%.[3]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Heydar AliyevNew Azerbaijan Party3,919,923
Kerar AbilovUnited Azerbaijan Party40,298
Zakir TaqiyevMuslim Social Democratic Party
None of the above
Total
Total votes3,966,327
Registered voters/turnout97.6
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. Ottaway, Marina (2003). Democracy Challenged: The Rise of Semi-Authoritarianism. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-87003-195-3.
  3. Nohlen et al., p364
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