Iraqi parliamentary election, September 1954
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This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Iraq |
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Early parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 12 September 1954,[1] after the Parliament elected in June was dissolved by the King on 3 August. The Constitutional Union Party remained the largest party, winning 94 of the 135 seats, although only 25 seats were actually contested.[2]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Constitutional Union Party | 94 | ||||
Independents | 29 | ||||
Socialist Nation Party | 8 | ||||
Istiqlal Party | 2 | ||||
United Popular Front | 2 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | ||
Total | 135 | 0 | |||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p97 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ↑ Nohlen et al., p102
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