1923 Persian legislative election

The Persian legislative election of 1923 was held in November 1923 after the appointment of Reza Pahlavi as prime minister by Ahmad Shah Qajar. It was the last election in the Qajar dynasty. Parliament opened on 11 February 1924.^[2]

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1923 Persian legislative election

← 1921 1923 1926 â†’
All 138 seats to the National Consultative Assembly
First party Second party   Leader Mohammad Tadayon Soleiman Eskandari Party Revival Party Socialist Party Leader's seat Birjand Tehran Seats won 40[1] 14[1]   Third party Fourth party   Leader Hassan Modarres Party Reformers' Party Independent Leader's seat Tehran Seats won 8[1] 76
Prime Minister before election Reza Khan Elected Prime Minister Reza Khan

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During the elections, Reza Khan used the military to manipulate the elections in many tribal constituencies and gave allied Revival Party and Socialist Party majority.^[3] Only elections in Tehran was not manipulated.^[4]