1971 Iranian general election explained

Flag Image:State flag of Iran 1964-1980.svg
Country:Iran
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1967 Iranian legislative election
Previous Year:1967
Next Election:1975 Iranian legislative election
Next Year:1975
Seats For Election:All 268 seats in the Majlis
30 out of 60 seats in the Senate
Election Date:9 July 1971
1Blank:Majlis votes
2Blank:Majlis seats
3Blank:Seat change
4Blank:Senate votes
5Blank:Senate seats
6Blank:Seat change
Image1:Amir Abbas Hoveida.jpg
Leader1:Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
Party1:Iran Novin Party
2Data1:230
3Data1: 50
5Data1:28
6Data1: 2
Leader2:Asadollah Alam
Party2:People's Party (Iran)
2Data2:37
3Data2: 6
5Data2:2
6Data2: 2
Colour2:FE8002
Prime Minister
Before Election:Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
Before Party:New Iran Party
After Election:Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
After Party:New Iran Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 9 July 1971.[1] The result was a victory for the New Iran Party, which won 230 of the 268 seats in the Majlis and 28 of the 30 elected seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was around 35%.[2] The elections were boycotted by the Pan-Iranist Party, which complained that the government held a monopoly over campaign broadcasts on state radio and television, and also claimed that its newspaper had been censored.[2] Its offshoot, Iranians' Party, won a seat by its secretary-general.

Following the elections, Prime Minister Amir-Abbas Hoveyda formed a new government on 13 September.[2]

The elections were "rigged and far from a legitimate process".[3]

Results

Senate

See also

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. http://www.sssup.it/UploadDocs/4530_11_Elections_1971_IPU_07.pdf 1971
  3. Book: Barbara Ann. Rieffer-Flanagan. 2013. Evolving Iran: An Introduction to Politics and Problems in the Islamic Republic. Georgetown University Press. 85–86. 9781589019782.