1995 Kyrgyz presidential election

1995 Kyrgyz presidential election

24 December 1995
Turnout	86.2%
Nominee Askar Akayev Absamat Masaliyev Party Birimdik–DPZh PKK Popular vote 1,391,114 474,547 Percentage 72.4% 24.7%
President before election Askar Akayev Independent Elected President Askar Akayev Independent

Presidential elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on 24 December 1995. The result was a victory for incumbent President Askar Akayev, who won 72.4% of the vote. Voter turnout was reported to be 86.2%.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Askar Akayev	Birimdik–DPZh	1,391,114	72.45
	Absamat Masaliyev	Party of Communists	474,547	24.71
	Medetkan Sherimkulov	Independent	33,499	1.74
Against all			21,063	1.10
Total			1,920,223	100.00
Valid votes			1,920,223	98.82
Invalid/blank votes			22,854	1.18
Total votes			1,943,077	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,254,348	86.19
Source: Nohlen et al.