1930 Persian legislative election

1930 Persian legislative election

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All 136 seats to the National Consultative Assembly
Majority party   Party Independent Seats won 136

The elections for the eighth Majlis were held in the summer of 1930.

The Communist Party planned to run their own candidates, however they failed due to internal conflicts, as well as Reza Shah's substantial control over the process. ^[2]

Like its predecessor, the election was "systematically controlled by the royal court". ^[3]

References

1. Mohammad Gholi Majd (2008), From Qajar to Pahlavi: Iran, 1919-1930, University Press of America, p. 432, ISBN   9780761840299
2. M. Reza Ghods (1990). "The Iranian Communist Movement under Reza Shah". Middle Eastern Studies. 26 (4). Taylor & Francis: 506–513. doi:10.1080/00263209008700833. JSTOR   4283395.(subscription required)
3. Azimi, Fakhreddin (December 13, 2011) [December 15, 1998]. "ELECTIONS i. UNDER THE QAJAR AND PAHLAVI MONARCHIES, 1906-79". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica . 4. Vol. VIII. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 345–355. Retrieved March 15, 2016.