1995 Ethiopian General Election
7–18 May 1995 · Transition and the first multiparty vote · 546 seats, 274 for a majority
Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization finished first with 176 of 546 seats on 82.9% of the vote. Turnout 93.7%.
Four of the seven registered national opposition parties boycotted, and observers called the ruling coalition's majority a foregone conclusion before voting began.
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
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Largest force
Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization
176 of 546 seats
Turnout
93.7%
The result
Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization
82.9% of votes
176
seats
Amhara National Democratic Movement
133
seats
Tigray People's Liberation Front
38
seats
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
21
seats
Sidama People's Democratic Organization
19
seats
Gamo and Gofa People's Democratic Organization
15
seats
Gurage Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Organization
14
seats
Wolayta People's Democratic Organization
13
seats
Hadiya People's Democratic Organization
9
seats
Gideo People's Unity Democratic Movement
7
seats
Keficho Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Organization
6
seats
Kembata Peoples' Democratic Organization
4
seats