1909 Persian legislative election explained

Election Name:1909 Persian legislative election
Country:Iran
Flag Image:State flag of Iran (1907-1933).svg
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1906 Persian legislative election
Previous Year:1906
Next Election:1914 Persian legislative election
Next Year:1914
Seats For Election:All 126 seats to the National Consultative Assembly
Election Date:1909
Seats1:36[1]
Party1:Moderate Socialists Party
Seats2:28
Party2:Democrat Party
Seats4:4
Party4:Union and Progress Party
Seats5:2≈4[2]
Party5:Southern Progressives
Prime Minister
Before Election:Vacant
After Election:Mohammad Vali Khan Tonekaboni
After Party:Moderate Socialists Party

Parliamentary elections were held for the second time in Persia in 1909. The new Parliament convened on 19 November.[3] The majority of the parliament was held by a some 53-seats coalition pioneered by Moderate Socialists Party.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: آشنایی با تاریخ مجالس قانونگذاری در ایران دوره اول تا دوره شانزدهم. Majlis Research Center. 2005. 1384. Persian. History of Legislatures in Iran (1285–1328). 19–20. 2016-10-12. 2020-12-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20201213132414/https://rc.majlis.ir/fa/book_pub/download/837285. dead.
  2. News: Influential Parties and Groups in the 1st and 2nd Parliaments. Persian. 2975. DEN-742282. Donya-e-Eqtesad. 24 July 2013.
  3. [Dieter Nohlen]
  4. Book: Abrahamian, Ervand. Ervand Abrahamian. 1982. Iran Between Two Revolutions. 0-691-10134-5. Princeton University Press. 88. registration.