1991 Azerbaijani presidential election

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{{Infobox election

| country = Azerbaijan

| type = presidential

| next_election = 1992 Azerbaijani presidential election

| next_year = 1992

| election_date = 8 September 1991

| image1 = Ayaz Mutallibov in 2020 (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Ayaz Mutalibov

| party1 = Communist Party

| colour1 = FF0000

| popular_vote1 = 3,275,837

| percentage1 = 98.53%

| map_image =

| map_caption = Result by constituency

| title= President

| before_election= Ayaz Mutalibov

| before_party= Communist Party

| after_election= Ayaz Mutalibov

| after_party = Communist Party

}}{{Politics of Azerbaijan}}

Presidential elections were held for the first time in Azerbaijan on 8 September 1991.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p357 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}} 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%.Nohlen et al., p363

Results

{{Election results

|cand1=Ayaz Mutalibov|party1=Communist Party of Azerbaijan|votes1=3275837|color1=#FF0000

|row2=Against|votes2=48866

|invalid=460

|electorate=3879988

|source=Nohlen et al.

}}

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