1961 Iranian legislative election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iran in 1961, after the elections the previous year had been annulled by the Shah.[2] The result was a victory for the Party of Nationalists, which won a plurality of the seats.[2]
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10 January to 4 February 1961[1]
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All 200 seats to the National Consultative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Composition of the Assembly following the election | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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National Front candidates had been forcibly prevented from campaigning, such as Boroumand in Isfahan.[3] Among opposition, only Allahyar Saleh was able to win a seat in his native Kashan.[4]
Results
Zonis (1971) and Mehrdad (1980)
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Party of Nationalists | 69 | |
| People's Party | 64 | |
| Iran Party | 1 | |
| Independents | 31 | |
| Total | 165 | |
| Source: Zonis[5] and Mehrdad[6] | ||
Chehabi (1990)
| Party | % | |||
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| Party of Nationalists | 45 | |||
| People's Party | 35 | |||
| Independents | 20 | |||
| Total | 100 | |||
| Source: Chehabi[7] | ||||
Nohlen et al. (2001)
| Party | Seats |
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| Party of Nationalists | 75 |
| People's Party | 65 |
| Independents | 32 |
| Others | 28 |
| Total | 200 |
| Source: Nohlen et al.[2] | |
