At stake in this election:

• 125 seats in the National Assembly (Milli Mejlis)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Ilham ALIYEV
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Artur RASIZADE
• Assembly: Azerbaijan has a unicameral National Assembly (Milli Mejlis) with 125 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• In the National Assembly (Milli Mejlis) 125 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: New Azerbaijan Party / (YAP)
  • Leader: Ilham ALIYEV
  • Seats won in this election: 60
  • Seats won in last election: 75
• Party: Musavat Party
  • Leader: Isa GAMBAR
  • Seats won in this election: 5
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• Party: Motherland Party
  • Leader: Fazail AGHAMALI
  • Seats won in this election: 2
  • Seats won in last election: 1
• Party: Umid Party
  • Leader: Igbal AGHAZADEH
  • Seats won in this election: 1
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Civil Unity
  • Leader: Sabir HAJIYEV
  • Seats won in this election: 1
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front
  • Leader: Gudrat HASSANGULIYEV
  • Seats won in this election: 1
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Azerbaijan Popular Front (AXCP)
  • Leader: Ali KARIMLI
  • Seats won in this election: 1
  • Seats won in last election: 7
• Party: Social Welfare Party
  • Leader: Khanhussein KAZIMLI
  • Seats won in this election: 1
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Democratic Reforms Party
  • Leader: Asim MOLLAZADEH
  • Seats won in this election: 1
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Party for National Independence of Azerbaijan (PNIA)
  • Leader: Etibar MAMMADLI
  • Seats won in this election: 1
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• Party: Great Creation Party
  • Leader: Fazil GAZANFAROGHLU
  • Seats won in this election: 1
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Civic Solidarity Party (CSP)
  • Leader: Sabir RUSTAMKHANLI
  • Seats won in this election: 1
  • Seats won in last election: 3
• Party: Liberal Party of Azerbaijan
  • Leader: Lala-Shovkat HAJIYEVA
  • Seats won in this election: 1
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Independent(s): Other Candidates
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 39
  • Seats won in last election: 0

Last Parliamentary election:

• Parliamentary elections were last held on November 5, 2000.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 8,391,850 (2005 est.)
• Registered Voters: 4,675,572 (November 2005)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 4,257,975 (2005)

·         Is Azerbaijan a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Azerbaijan ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (10 July 1995)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 15 (as of 2005 elections) 

·         Human Development Index Position: 78 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Azerbaijan a signatory to CRPD: Yes (9 January 2008)

·         Has Azerbaijan ratified CRPD: Yes (28 January 2009)

·         Population with a disability: 1,258,777 (est.)