1985 Iranian presidential election
The Iranian presidential election of 1985 took place on August 16, 1985, and resulted in the re-election of the incumbent President Ali Khamenei.
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| Registered | 25,993,802[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 54.78%[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Campaign
Freedom Movement of Iran called for a boycott.[2]
Candidates
In July 1985, a total of 50 put their names forward as candidates, however the three candidates approved were all from the Islamic Republican Party.[3]
Disqualified
The following candidates were disqualified by the Guardian Council:
- Mehdi Bazargan, Secretary-General of Freedom Movement of Iran and former Prime Minister of Iran[4]
- Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha[5]
- Mohammad-Mehdi Abdekhodaei, Secretary-General of Fada'iyan-e Islam[5]
- Babak Zahraei, Leader of Socialist Workers' Party of Iran[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Nohen et al[6] | ISSDP[1] | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| Islamic Republican Party | Ali Khamenei | 12,203,870 | 87.9 | 12,205,012 | 85.00 | ||
| Islamic Republican Party | Mahmoud Kashani | 1,402,416 | 10.1 | 1,402,953 | 9.85 | ||
| Islamic Republican Party | Habibollah Asgaroladi | 283,297 | 2.00 | 278,113 | 1.95 | ||
| Blank or invalid votes | 355,047 | 2.50 | 352,509 | 2.47 | |||
| Totals | 14,244,630 | 100 | 14,238,587 | 100 | |||
References
- "1985 Presidential Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal, Princeton University, retrieved 10 August 2015
- Houchang E. Chehabi (1990). Iranian Politics and Religious Modernism: The Liberation Movement of Iran Under the Shah and Khomeini. I.B.Tauris. p. 298. ISBN 1850431981.
- "Iranian president is re-elected", United Press International, 17 August 1985, retrieved 5 April 2020
- Hiro, Dilip (2013). "Libertation Movement of Iran". A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Middle East. Interlink Publishing. ISBN 9781623710330.
- Rabinovich, Itamar; Shaked, Haim (1988), "Khameneh'i Elected President for Second Term", Middle East Contemporary Survey: 1984–1985, IX, Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies, pp. 425–426, ISBN 9780813374451
- Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (2001). "Iran". Elections in Asia: A Data Handbook. I. Oxford University Press. p. 76. ISBN 0-19-924958-X.
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