1994 Ethiopian General Election

5 June 1994 · Transition and the first multiparty vote · 544 seats, 273 for a majority

Oromo People's Democratic Organization finished first with 179 of 544 seats. Turnout 87.5%.

The EPRDF and its ethnic-based allies dominated both elections of this era; four of Ethiopia's seven registered opposition parties boycotted the 1995 vote outright, alleging unequal conditions.

Prime Minister before

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Prime Minister (continued)

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Largest force

Oromo People's Democratic Organization

179 of 544 seats

Turnout

87.5%

The result

Oromo People's Democratic Organization
+179 seats
179
seats
Amhara National Democratic Movement
134
seats
Tigray People's Liberation Front
37
seats
Sidama People's Democratic Organization
19
seats
Wolayta People's Democratic Organization
13
seats
Gamo and Gofa People's Democratic Organization
13
seats
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
13
seats
Gurage People's Revolutionary Democratic Movement
12
seats
Hadiya People's Democratic Organization
8
seats
Keficho People's Democratic Organization
6
seats
Gideo People's Revolutionary Democratic Organization
6
seats
Kembata People's Democratic Organization
5
seats