| Election Name: | 1975 Iranian legislative election |
| Flag Image: | State flag of Iran 1964-1980.svg |
| Country: | Iran |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1971 Iranian legislative election |
| Previous Year: | 1971 |
| Next Election: | 1980 Iranian legislative election |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
| Seats For Election: | All 268 seats in the Majlis 30 out of 60 seats in the Senate |
| Election Date: | 20 June 1975 |
| 1Blank: | Majlis votes |
| 2Blank: | Majlis seats |
| 3Blank: | Seat change |
| 4Blank: | Senate votes |
| 5Blank: | Senate seats |
| 6Blank: | Seat change |
| Leader1: | Amir-Abbas Hoveyda |
| Party1: | Rastakhiz Party |
| 1Data1: | 100% |
| 2Data1: | 268 |
| 4Data1: | 100% |
| 5Data1: | 30 |
| Colour1: | 000000 |
| Prime Minister | |
| Before Election: | Amir-Abbas Hoveyda |
| Before Party: | Rastakhiz Party |
| After Election: | Amir-Abbas Hoveyda |
| After Party: | Rastakhiz Party |
| Map2 Caption: | Composition of the Assembly following the election. All seats were won by the Rastakhiz Party, the only legal party at the time. |
Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 20 June 1975. All 268 seats were won by the new monarchist party, the Rastakhiz Party. Voter turnout was 78.6%,[1] although according to official reports, for both houses, out of an electorate of 14 million, 70 percent (9.8 million) registered tovote and 78 percent of the electorate (about 7 million) cast its vote.[2]
This was the final election held under the rule of the Shah of Iran before the Iranian Revolution of 1979.[3]
Around 750 candidates contested the elections, of which 80% were standing for the first time.[4] All candidates had to adhere to three basic principles: "faith in Iran's constitution, loyalty to the monarchical regime, and fidelity to the 'white revolution'." Mainly the rules were to follow a set of non-exploitation laws.
However, the Rastakhiz Party, like others before it, lacked a popular base.[5] Even though the candidates adhered to the philosophy of the rule by the monarchy, there were sometimes three or four candidates for the same seats as the party slated multiple.[6] However, Communists were banned from running for office.[7]
Members of the Majlis were elected using the multiple non-transferable vote system. Tehran was allocated twenty-seven seats, Tabriz nine, Shiraz seven, Isfahan five and Ahwaz, Abadan, Babol, Rasht, Rezaieh, Karaj, and Kermanshah three. Of the remaining seats, twenty-five were allocated in two-member districts, and 139 in single-member districts.[2]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rastakhiz Party | 100 | 268 | New | ||
| align=left colspan=1 | Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| align=left colspan=1 | Total | 6,805,651 | 100 | 268 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al., IPU |
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rastakhiz Party | 100 | 30 | New | ||
| Appointed seats | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| align=left colspan=1 | Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| align=left colspan=1 | Total | 60 | 0 | ||
| Source: IPU |