Elections for a Constituent Assembly were held in Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

 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

Mengistu Haile Mariam

Mengistu Haile Mariam is a politician who was formerly the most prominent officer of the Derg, the Communist military junta that governed Ethiopia from 1974 to 1987, and the President of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from 1987 to 1991...

 regime at the end of the Ethiopian Civil War

Ethiopian Civil War

The Ethiopian Civil War began on September 12, 1974 when the Marxist Derg staged a coup d'état against Emperor Haile Selassie, and lasted until the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front , a coalition of rebel groups, overthrew the government in 1991. The war overlapped other Cold 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

Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front

The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front is the ruling political coalition in Ethiopia. It is an alliance of four other groups: the Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization , the Amhara National Democratic Movement , the South Ethiopian Peoples' Democratic Front The Ethiopian People's...

 and its allies win 463 of the 544 seats. Voter turnout was 87.5%.

The Assembly finished drating the new constitution

1995 Constitution of Ethiopia

The current Constitution of Ethiopia, which is the supreme law of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, was adopted by the Transitional Government of Ethiopia in December 1994 and came into force in August 1995. The constitution was drawn up by the Constituent Assembly elected in June of that year.The...

 in December, and it went into effect in August 1995.

Results

Alliance	Party	Votes	%	Seats
EPRDF Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front is the ruling political coalition in Ethiopia. It is an alliance of four other groups: the Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization , the Amhara National Democratic Movement , the South Ethiopian Peoples' Democratic Front The Ethiopian People's...  and allies	Oromo People's Democratic Organization			179
	Amhara National Democratic Movement Amhara National Democratic Movement The Amhara National Democratic Movement is a political party in Ethiopia.At the last legislative elections, 15 May 2005, the party was part of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, that won 327 out of 527 seats...			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 Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front The Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front is the ruling political coalition in Ethiopia. It is an alliance of four other groups: the Oromo Peoples' Democratic Organization , the Amhara National Democratic Movement , the South Ethiopian Peoples' Democratic Front The Ethiopian People's...			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 Ethiopian Somali Democratic League The Ethiopian Somali Democratic League was a political party in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. It was the ruling EPRDF's regional partner from 1994 to 1998.- Overview :...			13
	Southern Omo People's Revolutionary Democratic Organization			7
	Afar Liberation Front Afar Liberation Front The Afar Liberation Front is a political party in Ethiopia, commonly considered to be the most important organization dedicated to promoting the interests of the Afar people...			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 Hareri National League The Harari National League is a political party in Ethiopia. Its chairman, Murad Abdullahi, is also president of the Harari Region.The party celebrated its tenth anniversary 25 August 2001, under the leadership of chairman Fuad Ibrahim...			1
	Gamo Democratic Unity			1
Invalid/blank votes		329,179
Total		14,698,103	100	544
Source: Nohlen, et alia