| Country: | Iraq |
| Flag Year: | 1991 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1989 Iraqi parliamentary election |
| Previous Year: | 1989 |
| Next Election: | 2000 Iraqi parliamentary election |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
| Seats For Election: | All 250 seats in the National Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 126 |
| Election Date: | 24 March 1996 |
| Image1: | Saddam Hussein in 1998.png |
| Leader1: | Saddam Hussein |
| Party1: | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region |
| Alliance1: | National Progressive Front (Iraq) |
| Last Election1: | 207 |
| Seats1: | 161 |
| Seat Change1: | 46 |
| 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 24 March 1996.[1] The elections were contested by 689 candidates,[2] although 30 MPs were appointed to represent Iraqi Kurdistan.[3] The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 161 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be 93.5%.[2]
All candidates "had been approved beforehand by a committee chaired by the Justice Minister".[2]