1984 Iranian legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 15 April 1984, with a second round on 17 May.[2] The majority of seats were won by independents, whilst the Islamic Republican Party was the only party to win seats. Voter turnout was 65.1% in the first round.[3]
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All 270 seats of Islamic Consultative Assembly 136 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 24,143,498[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 64.64%[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Freedom Movement of Iran declared that it would boycott the elections after its headquarters was attacked and the authorities refused to permit the party to hold two seminars.[4]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Islamic Republican Party | 130 | +45 | ||
| Independents | 140 | 0 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 15,815,986 | 100 | 270 | 0 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 24,300,000 | 65.1 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- "1984 Parliamentary Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal, Princeton University, archived from the original on 2012-05-30, retrieved 10 August 2015
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p68 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- Nohlen et al., p69
- Houchang E. Chehabi (1990). Iranian Politics and Religious Modernism: The Liberation Movement of Iran Under the Shah and Khomeini. I.B.Tauris. p. 296. ISBN 1850431981.
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