1909 Persian legislative election

1909 Persian legislative election

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All 126 seats to the National Consultative Assembly
First party Second party Third party   Party Moderate Socialists Party Democrat Party Union and Progress Party Seats won 36 [1] 28 [1] 4 [1]   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Southern Progressives Independent Seats won 2≈4 [2] 55
Prime Minister before election Vacant Elected Prime Minister Mohammad Vali Khan Tonekaboni Moderate Socialists Party

Parliamentary elections were held for the second time in Persia in 1909. The new Parliament convened on 19 November. ^[3] The majority of the parliament was held by a some 53-seats coalition pioneered by Moderate Socialists Party. ^[4]

References

1. آشنایی با تاریخ مجالس قانونگذاری در ایران دوره اول تا دوره شانزدهم [History of Legislatures in Iran (1285–1328)] (in Persian). Majlis Research Center. 2005 [1384]. pp. 19–20. Archived from the original on 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
2. "Influential Parties and Groups in the 1st and 2nd Parliaments". Donya-e-Eqtesad (in Persian). No. 2975. 24 July 2013. DEN-742282.
3. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p73 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
4. Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions . Princeton University Press. p.  88. ISBN   0-691-10134-5.