1971 Iranian general election

1971 Iranian general election

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All 268 seats in the Majlis 30 out of 60 seats in the Senate
First party Second party   Leader Amir-Abbas Hoveyda Asadollah Alam Party Iran Novin People's Majlis seats 230 37 Seat change 50 6 Senate seats 28 2 Seat change 2 2
Prime Minister before election Amir-Abbas Hoveyda New Iran Party Elected Prime Minister Amir-Abbas Hoveyda New Iran Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 9 July 1971. ^[1] The result was a victory for the New Iran Party, which won 230 of the 268 seats in the Majlis and 28 of the 30 elected seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was around 35%. ^[2] The elections were boycotted by the Pan-Iranist Party, which complained that the government held a monopoly over campaign broadcasts on state radio and television, and also claimed that its newspaper had been censored. ^[2] Its offshoot, Iranians' Party, won a seat by its secretary-general. ^[3]

Following the elections, Prime Minister Amir-Abbas Hoveyda formed a new government on 13 September. ^[2]

The elections were "rigged and far from a legitimate process". ^[4]

Results

Majlis

Party		Seats	+/–
	Iran Novin Party	230	+50
	People's Party	37	+6
	Independents	1	–2
Total		268	+49
Source: IPU

Senate

Party		Seats	+/–
	Iran Novin Party	28	+2
	People's Party	2	–2
	Independents	0	0
Appointed seats		30	0
Total		60	0
Source: IPU

See also

• 1974 Shahsavar by-election

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p68 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
2. 1971 IPU
3. "Iranian Party", Iran Almanac and Book of Facts, Echo of Iran, 1974, p. 124
4. Rieffer-Flanagan, Barbara Ann (2013). Evolving Iran: An Introduction to Politics and Problems in the Islamic Republic. Georgetown University Press. pp. 85–86. ISBN   9781589019782.