1914 Persian legislative election

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1914 Persian legislative election
State flag of Iran (1907-1933).svg
  1909
1914
1921  

All 115 seats in the National Consultative Assembly
 First partySecond party
  Soleiman Eskandari.jpg Mohammad-Sadegh Tabatabaei.jpg
Leader Soleiman Eskandari [1] Mohammad-Sadegh Tabatabaei [1]
Party Democrat Party Moderate Socialists Party
Leader's seat Isfahan Tehran
Seats won31 [1] 29 [1] [a]
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 7

 Third partyFourth party
  Modarres.jpg
Leader Hassan Modarres [1]
Party Learned Council Independent
Leader's seat Tehran
Seats won14 [1] 41
Seat changeNewDecrease2.svg 14

Parliament 1914.svg

Prime Minister before election

Mostowfi ol-Mamalek

Elected Prime Minister

Mostowfi ol-Mamalek

Parliamentary elections were held in Persia in 1914. The new Parliament convened on 6 December. [2]

Notes

  1. Some members of the Moderate Socialists Party, led by Ali-Mohammad Dowlatabadi, became allied with the majority Democrat Party in the parliament. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ettehadieh, Mansoureh (October 28, 2011) [December 15, 1992]. "CONSTITUTIONAL REVOLUTION v. Political parties of the constitutional period". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica . Fasc. 2. Vol. VI. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 199–202. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  2. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p67 ISBN   0-19-924958-X