Iraqi parliamentary election, 1980

Iraqi parliamentary election, 1980
20 June 1980
All 250 seats to the National Assembly of Iraq
126 seats were needed for a majority

  First party
 
Leader Saddam Hussein
Party Ba'ath Party
Seats won 187
Prime Minister before election

Saddam Hussein
Ba'ath Party

 Elected Prime Minister

Saddam Hussein
Ba'ath Party

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Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 20 June 1980, the first since 1958.[1] The election was contested by around 860 candidates, and saw the Ba'ath Party win 187 of the 250 seats.[2] Voter turnout was approximately 80%.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Ba'ath Party187
Independents and bloc parties63
Invalid/blank votes––
Total 250
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p97 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ↑ Nohlen et al., p101
  3. ↑ Iraq Inter-Parliamentary Union
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