1995 Azerbaijani constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in Azerbaijan on 12 November 1995 alongside the first round of parliamentary elections.[1] Voters were asked to vote for or against a constitutional draft publicly released several days before the referendum.[2]

Voters were asked the question,

Do you agree to the adoption of the draft of the first national Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic presented by the Commission headed by the President of the Azerbaijani Republic Heydar Aliyev, which has prepared the new constitutional draft of the Azerbaijani Republic?

The result was 93% in favour, with voter turnout reported to be 86%.[3]

Results

Choice		Votes	%
For			93.3
Against			6.7
Total
Total votes		3,556,277	–
Registered voters/turnout		4,132,600	86.05
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. 59. ISBN 978-0-87003-195-3.
3. Nohlen et al., p360