1979 Iranian Constitutional Assembly election in Kermanshahan province

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Kermanshahan election
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3 August 1979 (1979-08-03)
2 Seats to the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Islamic Republican Party Freedom Movement of Iran
Seats won
1 / 2
1 / 2
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Location of the constituency within Iran
Defeated lsts

On 3 August 1979, a Constitutional Convention election was held in Kermanshahan Province constituency with plurality-at-large voting format in order to decide two seats for the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution.

The Islamic Republican Party and the Freedom Movement of Iran had each supported one of the winning candidates. The leader of the National Front who belonged to a local tribe was notably defeated in the constituency.

Results

1979 Constitutional Convention election: Kermanshahan Province
PartyCandidateVotes%
IRP Mohammad Yazdi [a] [b] [c] [d] 104,73246.03
FMI Mousa Mousavi [e] [f] 79,11134.77
IRP Ata'ollah Ashrafi Esfahani [a] 50,40622.15
NF Karim Sanjabi [g] [h] [i] 33,01314.51
FMI Mohammad Abbaszadegan [e] [f] 20,0958.83
OIPGF Sirous Ma'vaei15,7196.90
— Mullah Mohammed Rabii [j] 10,2754.52
CCA Mohammad-Bagher Hekmatnia8,5933.78
—Hassan Khamoushi [k] 7,8353.44
—Assad Pirouzi7,6103.34
CCA Mojtaba Hajiakhound [b] 5,2402.30
Tudeh Party Reza Shaltouki4,9832.19
MPRP Abdolmajid Jalili4,8492.13
CCA Morteza Nojoumi1,6160.71
WSI Khadijeh Soleimani5740.25
NF Ali Ashraf Manouchehr [g] 4540.20
—Mohammad Malek-Azari3650.16
—Mohsen Khorramshahi2520.11
Total votes227,525 100
  1. 1 2 Supported by the Combatant Clergy Association
  2. 1 2 Supported by Malek Ashtar Monotheistic Organization (sāzmān-e tohīdī-ye mālek-e aštar).
  3. ↑ Supported by the Organization of Holy Warriors in the Path of Truth (sāzmān-e mojāhedān-e rāḥ-e ḥaq).
  4. ↑ Supported by the Guerillas of the Oppressed (čerikhā-ye mostazʾafin).
  5. 1 2 Supported by the Movement of Militant Muslims
  6. 1 2 Supported by the Islamic Society of Students of Razi University
  7. 1 2 Supported by Besharat Political Group (gorūḥ-e sīāsī-e bešārat).
  8. ↑ Supported by the Muslim People's Republic Party.
  9. ↑ Supported by Sanjabi tribe.
  10. ↑ Supported by Sunni community.
  11. ↑ Supported by Yarsan community.
Source:
  • "Election Results" (PDF), Enghelab-e-Eslami, no. 39, p. 7, 6 August 1979
  • "Election Results" (PDF), Enghelab-e-Eslami, no. 40, p. 3, 7 August 1979[ permanent dead link ]

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