Ethiopian Constituent Assembly election, 1994

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Elections for a Constituent Assembly were held in Ethiopia on 5 June 1994 in order to form a body to draw up a new constitution. They were the first elections after the overthrow of the Mengistu regime at the end of the Ethiopian Civil War in 1991, and the first ever multi-party elections in the country; previous elections had either been non-partisan or one-party. The results saw the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front and its allies win 463 of the 544 seats. Voter turnout was 87.5%.^[1]

The Assembly finished drafting the new constitution in December, and it went into effect in August 1995.

Results

Alliance	Party	Votes	%	Seats
EPRDF and allies	Oromo People's Democratic Organization			179
	Amhara National Democratic Movement			134
	Tigray People's Liberation Front			37
	Sidama People's Democratic Organization			19
	Wolayta People's Democratic Organization			13
	Gamo and Gofa People's Democratic Organization			13
	Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front			13
	Gurage People's Revolutionary Democratic Movement			12
	Hadiya People's Democratic Organization			8
	Keficho People's Democratic Organization			6
	Gideo People's Revolutionary Democratic Organization			6
	Kembata People's Democratic Organization			5
	Dawro People's Democratic Organization			4
	Afar People's Democratic Organization			2
	Alaba People's Democratic Organization			2
	Bench People's Revolutionary Democratic Organization			2
	Shekecho People's Democratic Movement			2
	Gambela People's Liberation Party			2
	Tembaro People's Democratic Organization			1
	Yem People's Democratic Front			1
	Konso People's Revolutionary Democratic Organization			1
	Kore People's Revolutionary Democratic Organization			1
Other parties	Independents			34
	Ethiopian Somali Democratic League			13
	Southern Omo People's Revolutionary Democratic Organization			7
	Afar Liberation Front			6
	Benishangul People's Liberation Movement			5
	Silte, Azernet Berbere, Alico Worero, Meskan Melga, Woloene Gedebano PDM			3
	Gumusz People's Liberation Movement			2
	Mein People's Revolutionary Democratic Organization			2
	Western Somali Democratic League			2
	Argoba Nation Unity Organization			1
	Kebena Nationality Democratic Organization			1
	Mareko People's Democratic Organization			1
	Burji People's Democratic Organization			1
	Dizi People's Revolutionary Democratic Organization			1
	Hareri National League			1
	Gamo Democratic Unity			1
Invalid/blank votes		329,179	-	-
Total		14,698,103	100	544
Source: Nohlen, et alia

References

↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p381 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

Elections and referendums in Ethiopia

General elections	1957 1961 1965 1969 1973 1987 1994 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

Local elections	2008 2013

Referendums	1987

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