1963 Iranian general election explained

Election Name:1963 Iranian legislative election
Flag Image:State flag of Iran (1933–1964).svg
Country:Iran
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1961 Iranian legislative election
Previous Year:1961
Next Election:1967 Iranian legislative election
Next Year:1967
Seats For Election:All 200 seats to the National Consultative Assembly
Election Date:17 September 1963
Image1:Hassan Ali Mansur 2.jpg
Leader1:Hassan Ali Mansur
Party1:Iran Novin Party
Seats1:140
Seat Change1: 140
Leader2:Asadollah Alam
Party2:People's Party (Iran)
Seats2:16
Seat Change2: 49
Prime Minister
Before Election:Asadollah Alam
Before Party:People's Party
After Election:Hassan Ali Mansur
After Party:New Iran Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 17 September 1963.[1] The result was a victory for the New Iran Party, which won 140 of the 200 seats. Voter turnout was 91.7%.[1]

It was held a few months after the 'White Revolution referendum' and the subsequent demonstrations in June.

Before the elections, opposition figures such as the National Front and the Freedom Movement activists were jailed and no genuine opposition candidates were permitted in the elections.[2] The National Front had requested Prime Minister Asadollah Alam to hold the elections free, but the request was rebuffed.[3] The elections were "rigged and far from a legitimate process".[4]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Iran Novin Party140New
People's Party16–49
Independents44+12
Invalid/blank votes
Total5,593,826 2000
Source: Nohlen et al.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dieter. Nohlen. Dieter Nohlen. Florian. Grotz. Christof . Hartmann . 2001. Elections in Asia: A Data Handbook. Oxford University Press. Iran. I. 68–69. 0-19-924958-X.
  2. Book: Cottam, Richard W.. Nationalism in Iran: Updated Through 1978. 1979. 309. University of Pittsburgh Press. 0822974207.
  3. Book: Hossein . Razavi. Firouz. Vakil. 2019. The Political Environment Of Economic Planning In Iran, 1971-1983: From Monarchy To Islamic Republic. Taylor & Francis. 9781000304596.
  4. Book: Barbara Ann. Rieffer-Flanagan. 2013. Evolving Iran: An Introduction to Politics and Problems in the Islamic Republic. Georgetown University Press. 85–86. 9781589019782.