Country: | Iraq |
Flag Year: | 1963 |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1958 Iraqi parliamentary election |
Previous Year: | 1958 |
Next Election: | 1984 Iraqi parliamentary election |
Next Year: | 1984 |
Seats For Election: | All 250 seats in the National Assembly 126 seats needed for a majority |
Election Date: | 20 June 1980 |
Image1: | Saddam Hussain 1980 (cropped).jpg |
Leader1: | Saddam Hussein |
Party1: | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region |
Alliance1: | National Progressive Front (Iraq) |
Seats1: | 187 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Saddam Hussein |
Before Party: | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region |
After Election: | Saddam Hussein |
After Party: | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region |
Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 20 June 1980, the first since 1958.[1] The elections were contested by around 860 candidates and saw the Ba'ath Party win 187 of the 250 seats.[2] Voter turnout was approximately 80%.[3]