Iranian Assembly of Experts election, 2016

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Iranian Assembly of Experts election, 2016
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  2006 26 February 20162024 
Turnout 62% [1]

PartyLeader%Seats±
CCA Movahedi 7566-3
Seminary Teachers Yazdi 72.764-5
People's Experts Rafsanjani 62.555New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman beforeChairman after
Mohammad Yazdi
Principlists
Ahmad Jannati
Principlists

Assembly of Experts election were held in Iran on 26 February 2016 to elect Assembly of Experts members. The 88 members [2] of the Assembly of Experts, known as mujtahids, are directly elected. The elections had been planned for 2014, but were delayed by a year in order to hold them alongside the Islamic Consultative Assembly elections.

Iran Country in Western Asia

Iran, also called Persia, and officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in Western Asia. With over 81 million inhabitants, Iran is the world's 18th most populous country. Comprising a land area of 1,648,195 km2 (636,372 sq mi), it is the second largest country in the Middle East and the 17th largest in the world. Iran is bordered to the northwest by Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, to the north by the Caspian Sea, to the northeast by Turkmenistan, to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and to the west by Turkey and Iraq. The country's central location in Eurasia and Western Asia, and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, give it geostrategic importance. Tehran is the country's capital and largest city, as well as its leading economic and cultural center.

Assembly of Experts

The Assembly of Experts —also translated as the Assembly of Experts of the Leadership or as the Council of Experts— is the deliberative body empowered to designate and dismiss the Supreme Leader of Iran. However all directly-elected members after the vetting process by the Guardian Council still have to be approved by the Supreme Leader of Iran before gaining membership to the Assembly of Experts.

Contents

The winning candidates of the elections, sitting until 2024, may have to choose the Next Supreme Leader of Iran, or at least plan for it. [3]

Registration and qualification process

Candidates Registered and Qualified in the Assembly of Experts election history [4] [5] [6]
Election dateN. C. Registered+/−N. C. Qualified%
1982 168Steady2.svg14686.90
1990 180Increase2.svg 12100Decrease2.svg 55.55
1998 396Increase2.svg 216160Decrease2.svg 40.40
2006 493Increase2.svg 280146Decrease2.svg 29.61
2016801Increase2.svg 305166Decrease2.svg 20.72

For the first time in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 801 aspirants registered to run in the elections. The number was a 62.47% increase compared to the previous election held in 2006. [5] Among the candidates there were 16 women, another unprecedented event. There have been no female members in the assembly since its establishment. [7]

History of the Islamic Republic of Iran aspect of history

One of the most dramatic changes in government in Iran's history was seen with the 1979 Iranian Revolution where Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was overthrown and replaced by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. The patriotic monarchy was replaced by an Islamic Republic based on the principle of rule by Islamic jurists,, where clerics serve as head of state and in many powerful governmental roles. A pro-Western, pro-American foreign policy was exchanged for one of "neither east nor west", said to rest on the three "pillars" of mandatory veil (hijab) for women, and opposition to the United States and Israel. A rapidly modernizing, capitalist economy was replaced by a populist and Islamic economy and culture.

On December 31, 2015 the Guardian Council announced that the four-hour Ijtihad test would be held January 5, 2016 in Qom in order to indicate candidates with proper knowledge, specifying that no alternative test date would be offered. The Council invited 527 candidates to take the test, excluding the 152 who reportedly withdrew and 111 who were denied permission (for a total of 790). Of the 16 women who registered, 10 received invitations. [8]

Guardian Council appointed and constitutionally-mandated 12-member council that wields considerable power and influence in Iran

The Guardian Council of the Constitution is an appointed and constitutionally mandated 12-member council that wields considerable power and influence in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Ijtihad is an Islamic legal term referring to independent reasoning or the thorough exertion of a jurist's mental faculty in finding a solution to a legal question. It is contrasted with taqlid. According to classical Sunni theory, ijtihad requires expertise in the Arabic language, theology, revealed texts, and principles of jurisprudence, and is not employed where authentic and authoritative texts are considered unambiguous with regard to the question, or where there is an existing scholarly consensus (ijma). Ijtihad is considered to be a religious duty for those qualified to perform it. An Islamic scholar who is qualified to perform ijtihad is called a mujtahid.

Qom City in Iran

Qom is the seventh metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. Qom is the capital of Qom Province. It is located 140 km to the south of Tehran. At the 2016 census its population was 1,201,158. It is situated on the banks of the Qom River.

The Guardian Council disqualified Hassan Khomeini, grandson of founder of Iran's Islamic Republic a setback in the growing rivalry between reformists and conservatives. Hassan Khomeini.jpg
The Guardian Council disqualified Hassan Khomeini, grandson of founder of Iran's Islamic Republic a setback in the growing rivalry between reformists and conservatives.

Nearly 80% of candidates who applied for the Assembly were disqualified by the Guardian Council, including every woman and Hassan Khomeini. [10]

Hassan Khomeini Iranian cleric

Sayyid Hassan Khomeini is an Iranian cleric. He has been called "the most prominent" grandchild of Ruhollah Khomeini, who had 15 grandchildren in total and the one "who many think could have a promising political future".

Four incumbent members were disqualified: [11]

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Mohammad Dastgheib Shirazi is an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja.

Mohammad Vaez Mousavi Iranian politician, cleric, akhoond and theologian

Hujjat al-IslamSeyyed Mohammad Vaez Mousavi is an Iranian Shiite cleric and politician. He is a member of the 4th Assembly of Experts from electorate East Azerbaijan. Va'ez Mousavi won with 305,072 votes

Hassan Namazi is an Iranian Shiite cleric and politician. He is a member of the 4th Assembly of Experts from the West Azerbaijan electorate. Namazi won his membership with 360,952 votes.

Other famous disqualified candidates include: [11]

Disqualifications left nine constituencies with only one candidate per seat; in other terms 20% of seats would be won in an uncontested election. [12] Later the Ministry of the Interior declared that with the Guardian Council's approval, some qualified candidates changed their electoral district to make the election competitive in the destination constituency. [13]

Statistics

Seats and Candidates qualified before electoral district change
ConstituencyN. Seats [2] N. C.
Registered [7] [14] [lower-alpha 1]
N. C.
Qualified [12] [15]
P.
Qualified
C/S
Tehran Province 161763620.45%2.25
Razavi Khorasan Province 647 [15] 1225.53%2
Khuzestan Province 624729.16%1.16
Isfahan Province 5611626.22%3.2
Fars Province 529 [15] 827.58%1.6
East Azerbaijan Province 546 [16] 613.04%1.2
Gilan Province 430 [16] 620%1.5
Mazandaran Province 429 [15] 827.58%2
West Azerbaijan Province 33438.82%1
Kerman Province 321523.81%1.66
Ardabil Province 28 [16] 225%1
Alborz Province 224 [15] 625%3
Sistan & Baluchestan Province 223313.04%1.5
Qazvin Province 213 [15] 323.13%1.5
Kurdistan Province 223 [16] 417.39%2
Kermanshah Province 221 [15] 419.04%2
Golestan Province 216 [15] 425%2
Markazi Province 216 [15] 531.25%2.5
Hamedan Province 213 [16] 323.07%1.5
Luristan Province 219 [16] 315.78%1.5
Ilam Province 114 [15] 214.28%2
Bushehr Province 15 [15] 120%1
Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari Province 116212.5%2
South Khorasan Province 17228.57%2
North Khorasan Province 110110%1
Zanjan Province 118 [16] 316.66%3
Semnan Province 17 [15] 114.28%1
Qom Province 120 [15] 420%4
Kohgiluyeh & Boyerahmad Province 19222.22%2
Hormozgan Province 111 [16] 19.09%1
Yazd Province 111327.27%3
Total88801 [7] [14] [15] 166 [15] 20.72%1.886
Number of candidates registered by academic degree out of 801 [7]
University degreeCandidates (%)
Ph.D.
103(12.85%)
Master's
95(11.86%)
Bachelor's
49(6.11%)
Associate
4(0.49%)
Diploma
88(10.98%)
No degree (Only seminary education)
462(57.67%)
Number of candidates registered by gender out of 801 [7]
GenderCandidates (%)
Male
785(98%)
Female
16(2%)
Number of candidates invited to Ijtihad test out of 801 [15]
StatusCandidates (%)
Invited, Participated
387(48.31%)
Invited, Not Participated
150(18.72%)
Not Invited
264(32.95%)
Candidates by "Approbation Supervision" status of the Guardian Council out of 801 [15]
StatusCandidates (%)
"Qualified" (تائید)
166(20.72%)
"Disqualified" (رد)
207(25.84%)
"Unlawful" (غیرمجاز)
118(17.79%)
Withdrew (انصرافی)
158(19.72%)
Absent in test (غیبت آزمون)
150(18.72%)
Unknown
2(0.24%)

Campaigns and voting

Background

In the previous election, The Two Societies endorsed 81 candidates in a joint statement and were able to win 69 seats out of 86. The reformists did not reach a coalition and lost the election. [17]

Along with the Parliamentary elections, it was the first election since the implementation of a landmark nuclear agreement between 5+1 and Iran that saw it curb sensitive nuclear activities in return for the lifting of sanctions against Iran. The deal was opposed by many hardliners but backed by moderates and reformists. [18]

Campaigning

Telegram played an important role in the election. Telegram logo.svg
Telegram played an important role in the election.

In this election, contrary to the previous ones, The Two Societies did not reach a coalition and issued different lists. The main dispute between the two, was whether they should support Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani candidacy or not. Combatant Clergy Association supported Rafsanjani; the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom did not. There were three major electoral lists in the election: [20]

In a 17 February public speech, Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei warns of the subtle influence of foreign agents on the elections, stating that they are implementing new ploys in various ways to falsely polarize the election. He also condemned BBC Persian's programs on the elections and said that people will act differently from what they want. [22]

Hardliners attacked Ransanjani's list by calling it “The British list” (Persian : فهرست انگلیسی), implying that it is supported by the United Kingdom. [18]

Ahmad Khatami, the interim Friday prayer imam of Tehran spoke out in the Friday prayer: “British and foreign media outlets are asking our people not to vote for Jannati, Yazdi, Mesbah, Alamolhoda and I. This is none of your business; you nosy people should know that these five are the top choices of our people”. [23]

People waiting to cast their votes in Hosseiniyeh Ershad, Tehran Iranian 2016 election (8).jpg
People waiting to cast their votes in Hosseiniyeh Ershad, Tehran

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani dismissed the charges and said "Such interpretations regarding British list (of candidates) is an insult to Iranian people's wisdom", in a meeting with the reformist and moderate candidates. He also deplored that 500 knowledgeable theologians and seminarians as well as university instructors were disqualified for the elections. [24] “They [the hard-liners] presently have no excuse to rage against us and insult us. Thus, they [the hard-liners] attribute phrases like ‘inside man’ and ‘British’ to the old revolutionaries... These figures have been defeated by the people and are now seeking to exact [their] revenge on the administration and President Rouhani”, he added. [23]

Despite the restrictions, reformists became well-organised to seek gains. [25] The reformists who were barred from public presence as a result of 2009 protests, tried to keep the flame alive online. The instant messaging service Telegram played an important role in the campaigning period. More than 20 million Iranians are reported to be on the messaging app. Mohammad Khatami, who is facing restrictions on activities and Iranian media (including State Television and Radio) are banned from mentioning his name or publishing the images him, released a video message online urging people to vote for “The List of Hope”, creating a huge momentum —The coalition of reformists and moderates, endorsed Rafsanjani's “People's Experts”. [25] [26] Khatami's message was viewed more than 3 million times on Telegram in one day. Another poster shared on the app was viewed by a million people in 12 hours. [26]

Two days before the election, President Hassan Rouhani took to text message almost every cell phone to drum up support in Friday's elections, tacitly endorsing the moderate list of hope. [19]

Results

Summary

Mesbah Yazdi 2 (cropped).jpg
Mohammad Yazdi 2 (cropped).jpg
Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi (left) and Mohammad Yazdi (right) lost their seats.

According to the Associated Press , moderate clerics defeated hardliners and dominated the assembly with Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and Hassan Rouhani, alongside 50 of their allies, securing 59% of the seats. [27] The moderates previously held around 20 seats in the assembly. [28]

In Tehran Province, Rafsnajani's People's Experts list received a landslide victory, winning 15 of 16 seats, [29] and were successful in establishing its "tactical/disapproval voting strategy", [30] causing Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi and Mohammad Yazdi to lose their seats. Considering the latter was Chairman of the Assembly of Experts, the voters also changed the officeholder. However, Ahmad Jannati placed 16th and got reelected. [18]

Compared to the previous term, 38% of the assembly has changed. Among the outgoing members, nine were deceased (among them Ali Meshkini and Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani), 13 did not compete in the election (four incumbents were disqualified, [11] like Ali Mohammad Dastgheib Shirazi and 9 did not seek reelection, most notably Abbas Vaez Tabasi) and 10 were not elected. [31]

According to a report published by the Iranian Students' News Agency , 27 seats went to Principlists while Reformists won 20 seats. 35 candidates were endorsed by both. Independent clerics who were not listed managed to win 6 seats. [32]

Support (Seats)Percentage
Reformist/Principlist support (35)
39.77%
Principlists support only (27)
30.68%
Reformists support only (20)
22.72%
Independents (6)
6.81%
Distribution of seats by political camp support [32]

A statistical work on electoral lists by Khabaronline shows that The Two Societies have gained plurality. 27 seats were endorsed by all People's Experts, List of Hope, Combatant Clergy Association and Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom lists. Combatant Clergy Association and Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom won five and three exclusive seats respectively, while their joint lists won 24 seats. People's Experts won 19 exclusive seats. [29]

Lists winning exclusive seats (Source: Khabaronline) [29]
ListSeats Won
ExclusiveSharedTotal
People's Experts/Hope 1927
46 / 88(52%)
Combatant Clergy Association 551
56 / 88(64%)
Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom 351
54 / 88(61%)

Another piece published by Khabaronline, indicates that Combatant Clergy Association leads the race winning 66 seats and Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom and People's Experts have won 64 and 55 seats respectively. People's Experts has 16 exclusive winning candidates, the number is 3 for Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom while Combatant Clergy Association has no exclusive seat. The Two Societies have 25 shared seats and 35 candidates are endorsed by all three lists. At last, only four members of the assembly would be independent. [33]

List (Seats won)Percentage
Combatant Clergy Association (66)
75%
Society of Seminary Teachers (64)
72.72%
People's Experts (55)
62.50%
Independents (4)
4.50%
Distribution of seats by electoral list [33]
List (Seats won)Percentage
CCA/SST/PE joint support (35)
39.77%
CCA/SST joint support (25)
28.4%
PE exclusive support (19)
18.18%
CCA/PE joint support (5)
5.68%
No list support (4)
4.50%
SST exclusive support (3)
3.4%
CCA exclusive support (0)
0%
Distribution of seats by electoral list support status [33]

Details

Tehran (16)

Seats won by each list
ListSeats Won
People's Experts/Hope 15
Friends of Moderation 14
Combatant Clergy 11
Seminary Teachers 9
Total Seats16
Tehran Province [lower-alpha 2]
#Candidates (27) [35] ListsVotes [36] %
CCA [37] SST [38] PE [39] FoM [40]
1 Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani YesYesYes2,301,49251.13
2 Mohammed Emami-Kashani YesYesYesYes2,286,48350.80
3 Hassan Rouhani YesYesYesYes2,238,16649.72
4 Mohsen Qomi YesYesYesYes2,229,75949.54
5 Mohammad-Ali Movahedi-Kermani YesYesYesYes2,134,96347.43
6 Ghorbanali Dorri-Najafabadi YesYesYesYes2,056,42745.68
7 Abolfazl Mir-Mohammadi YesYesYesYes1,962,94443.61
8 Mohammad Reyshahri YesYesYesYes1,952,56343.38
9 Ebrahim Amini YesYesYesYes1,904,52442.31
10 Mahmoud Alavi YesYes1,706,85537.92
11 Nasrollah Shahabadi Yes1,445,14232.10
12 Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri YesYesYes1,442,22432.04
13 Mohsen Esmaeili YesYes1,422,93531.61
14 Mohammad-Hassan Zali YesYes1,354,75630.09
15 Hashem Bathaie Golpayenagi YesYes1,324,34429.42
16 Ahmad Jannati YesYes1,321,13029.35
17? Mohammad Yazdi YesYes>1,208,643?
18?Mohammad Sajjadi Ata-AbadiYesYes>1,160,630?
19? Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi YesYes>985,692?
20?Baqer Baqeri-KaniYesYes>941,206?
21?Ali MomenpourYes>934,356?
22? Gholamreza Mesbahi-Moghadam YesYes>923,248?
23?Alireza ArafiYesYes>884,914?
24?Abbas-Ali Akhtari>876,054?
25? Mohammad Reza Modarresi-Yazdi YesYes>830,077?
26?Mohammad-Ali AminYes??
27?Hashem HamidiYes??
Blank or Invalid Votes [1] 322,3707.16
Total Votes [36] 4,500,894

Razavi Khorasan (6)

Seats won by each list
ListSeats Won
The Two Societies 6
People's Experts/Hope 3
Total Seats6
Razavi Khorasan Province
#Candidates (10) [41] Lists [42] [43] [44] Votes [29] [45] %
CCA SST PE R
1 Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Yes1,499,10953.91
2 Hassan Alemi YesYesYes1,285,99046.24
3 Ahmad Alamolhoda Yes1,235,56544.43
4 Ahmad Hosseini-Khorasani YesYesYes1,180,24942.44
5 Mojtaba Hosseini Yes897,02832.25
6 Mohammad Hadi Abdekhodayi YesYesYes873,14331.40
7Mohammad Saeidi-GolpayeganiYes728,89426.21
8Ali GhorbaniYes681,13124.49
9Mahmoud Madani-BajestaniYesYes675,80924.30
10Mohammad Mehdi Abbasi132,5864.76
Total Votes [46] 2,780,639

Khuzestan (6)

Seats won by each list
ListSeats Won
Combatant Clergy 5
Seminary Teachers 5
People's Experts/Hope 3
Total Seats6
Khuzestan Province
#Candidates (7) [41] ListsVotes%
CCA [47] SST [48] PE [43] R [44]
1 Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri YesYesYesYes783,00439.28
2 Abbas Kaebi YesYes713,52135.79
3 Mohsen Heidari Ale-Kathir YesYes668,41733.53
4 Ali Shafiei YesYesYesYes606,29430.41
5 Abdolkarim Farhani YesYes551,50227.66
6 Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi YesYes448,82522.51
7 Ali Fallahian Yes?
Total Votes [49] 1,993,259

East Azerbaijan (5)

Seats won by each list
ListSeats Won
The Two Societies 4
People's Experts/Hope 4
Total Seats5
East Azerbaijan Province
#Candidates (6) [41] Lists [50] [43] [44] Votes [51] %
CCA SST PE R
1 Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari Yes743,81841.53
2 Ali Malakouti YesYesYes688,70038.45
3 Mohammad Taghi Pourmohammadi YesYesYes570,44531.85
4 Hashem Hashemzadeh Herisi YesYes476,88826.63
5 Mohammad Feyzi YesYesYes415,04123.17
6Javad HajizadehYes354,66019.80
Blank or Invalid Votes [51] 207,65011.59
Total Votes [51] 1,790,789

Isfahan (5)

Seats won by each list
ListSeats Won
The Two Societies 5
People's Experts/Hope 2
Total Seats5
Isfahan Province
#Candidates (14) [41] Lists [47] [48] [43] [44] Votes [52] %
CCA SST PE R
1 Yousef Tabatabaei YesYesYes1,041,56452.70
2 Abolhassan Mahdavi Yes840,23842.52
3 Morteza Moghtadaei YesYesYes825,37141.76
4 Abdolnabi Namazi Yes822,96141.64
5 Mahmoud Abdollahi Yes491,97424.89
6Mohammad Omumi369,72918.71
7Abdolrasoul Ghassemi-KajaniYesYes363,12118.37
8Hassan Shariati-NiasarYesYes353,80517.90
9Mohammad Ali Faqihi324,77216.43
10Hamid Elahidoust287,36014.54
11Mohsen Faqihi126,5696.40
Asghar MatinpourYes
Blank or Invalid Votes [53] 283,02414.32
Total Votes [53] 1,976,061

Fars (5)

Seats won by each list
ListSeats Won
The Two Societies 3
People's Experts/Hope 3
Total Seats5
Fars Province
#Candidates (8) [41] Lists [47] [48] Votes [54]
CCA SST PE R
1 Ali-Asghar Dastgheib YesYesYes1,537,081
2 Ahmad Beheshti YesYesYes1,023,064
3 Asadollah Imani Yes955,206
4 Mohammad Faqih YesYes560,614
5 Ali-Akabar Kalantari 555,939
6Ali Sheikh-MovahedYesYesYes527,092
7Gholamali Safaei-BoushehriYes525,597
8Ali EdalatYesYes443,412
Total Votes [54] 2,151,847

Provinces with 4 seats and less

#Candidates [41] Lists [47] [48] [43] [44] Votes [29]
CCA SST PE R
Gilan Province (4)
1 Ali Hosseini-Eshkevari YesYesYes354,918
2 Zeinolabedin Ghorbani YesYesYesYes331,283
3 Reza Ramezani YesYesYesYes330,606
4 Ahmad Parvaei 305,073
5Mehdi Rahnama249,471
6Sadegh AlamolhodaYesYes194,679
7Hossein Radayi69,005
Total Votes [55] 1,173,241
Mazandaran Province (4)
1 Sadegh Larijani Yes682,817
2 Nourollah Tabarsi YesYesYes612,673
3 Ali Moallemi Yes556,750
4 Rahim Tavakkol YesYes488,817
5Akbar Seifi-MazandaraniYes345,058
6Sadegh PishnamaziYesYes275,018
7Hossein Goli-ShirdarYesYes184,472
Total Votes [56] 1,618,263
West Azerbaijan Province (3)
1 Ali Akbar Ghoreishi Yes822,027
2 Asgar Dirbaz Yes397,407
3 Javad Mojtahed Shabestari 247,240
4Mansour Mazaheri-KrouniYesYes237,279
5Abbas RafatiYes176,052
Total Votes [57] 1,511,652
Kerman Province (3)
1 Ahmad Khatami Yes701,972
2 Mohammad Bahrami-Khoshkar YesYesYes672,608
3 Amanollah Alimoradi YesYesYes559,656
4Jalil Sadr-TabatabaeiYesYes486,107
5Ahmad Shaykh Bahāʾī224,059
Total Votes [58] 1,310,234
Ardabil Province (2)
1 Hassan Ameli YesYesYes382,854
2 Fakhraddin Mousavi YesYes254,462
3Sadegh Mohammadi-JazeyiYes?
Total Votes [59] 612,320
Alborz Province (2)
1 Mohammad-Mehdi Mirbagheri Yes348,431
2 Mohsen Kazeroun YesYesYes282,856
3Sadegh RazzaghiYesYes234,398
4Mohammad-Ali Modarresi MosallaYes183,777
5Hossein Tajabadi56,357
6Ali Rahmanifard55,170
Total Votes [60] 800,257
Sistan and Baluchestan Province (2)
1 Ali-Ahmadi Salami [lower-alpha 3] YesYesYes732,289
2 Abbasali Soleimani YesYesYes417,867
3Mohammad Hossein Bayati201,088
Total Votes [61] 1,117,261
Qazvin Province (2)
1 Ali Eslami Yes291,051
2 Majid Talkhabi YesYes209,726
3Mahmoud RajabiYes170,612
Total Votes [62] 539,543
Kurdistan Province (2)
1 Faegh Rostami [lower-alpha 3] YesYes144,513
2 Anvar Adami [lower-alpha 3] 136,359
3Abdolrahman Khodaei [lower-alpha 3] YesYesYes135,341
4Mohammad Hosseini-ShahroudiYes133,877
5Eghbal Bahmani [lower-alpha 3] 124,749
Total Votes [63] 620,458
Kermanshah Province (2)
1 Amanollah Narimani YesYes381,623
2 Mahmoud Mahmoudi-Araghi YesYesYes272,292
3Alireza Mostashari263,438
4Hassan MamdouhiYes250,382
Total Votes (Excluding blank or invalid votes) [64] 448,355
Golestan Province (2)
1 Kazem Nourmofidi YesYesYes486,286
2 Abdolhadi Mortazavi-Shahroudi YesYesYes365,881
3Hosseinali Saʾdī296,133
Total Votes [65] 1,148,300
Markazi Province (2)
1 Mohsen Araki Yes242,146
2 Ahmad Mohseni Gorgani YesYesYes207,655
3Kazem Sepasi-Ashtiani182,231
4Javad MousaviYesYes176,207
5Ahmad Momen32,960
Total Votes [66] 634,545
Hamedan Province (2)
1 Mostafa Mousavi Yes441,321
2 Ghiassedin Mohammadi YesYesYes319,656
3Ali RaziniYesYes≈215,000
4Habibollah Shaʾbani≈187,000
Total Votes [67] 845,253
Luristan Province (2)
1 Ahmad Moballeghi YesYesYes400,732
2 Hashem Niazi Yes382,523
3 Mohammad-Naghi Shahrokhi YesYes345,663
Total Votes [68] 884,144
Ilam Province (1)
1 Mohsen Saeidi Yes136,919
2Mehdi Khatibi81,962
Total Votes [69] 323,811
Bushehr Province (1)
1 Hashem Boushehri YesYesYes374,147
2Gholamreza Fayyazi33,149
Blank or Invalid Votes [lower-alpha 4] 60,659
Total Votes [70] 467,945
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province (1)
1 Alireza Eslamian Yes245,278
2Reza Mokhtari-EsfidvajaniYesYes162,673
3Mohammad Ali Khazayili16,673
Total Votes [71] 424,747
South Khorasan Province (1)
1 Ebrahim Raeesi Yes325,048
2Ebrahim RabbaniYesYes81,083
Total Votes [72] 406,131
North Khorasan Province (1)
1 Habibollah Mehmannavaz Yes176,136
2Ali Mohammadi-KhorasaniYesYes126,775
3Hamid Havali-Shahriari110,773
Total Votes [73] 448,355
Zanjan Province (1)
1 Mohammad Reza Doulabi Yes193,558
2Esmaeil Nouri-ZanjaniYesYesYes175,498
3Abdollah Amirkhani76,932
Total Votes [74] 445,989
Semnan Province (1)
1 Mohammad Shahcheraghi YesYes224,215
2Abdolamir Khattat48,424
Total Votes [75] 325,049
Qom Province (1)
1 Mohammad Momen Yes333,149
2Maysam Doust-Mohammadi [lower-alpha 5] 43,625
Total Votes [77] 472,549
Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad Province (1)
1 Sharafeddin Malek-Hosseini YesYesYes327,864
2Mohammad Kazem Mousavinasab36,881
Total Votes [78] 400,617
Hormozgan Province (1)
1 Ruhollah Sadrossadati 420,699
2Gholamali NaeimabadiYesYesYes? [lower-alpha 6]
Total Votes [80] 763,152
Yazd Province (1)
1 Abolghassem Vafi YesYesYes328,206
2Mohammad Reza Mohassel101,325
Total Votes [81] 429,531

Turnout

Turnout was officially declared 62%. The official results was disputed by BBC Persian columnist. [1]

Source: Ministry of Interior
ConstituencyRegistered Voters [82] Turnout [83]
East Azerbaijan Province 2,909,20862%
West Azerbaijan Province 2,296,59165.5%
Ardabil Province 998,49961.5%
Isfahan Province 3,445,29861%
Alborz Province 1,480,13154%
Ilam Province 434,63675%
Bushehr Province 691,40676%
Tehran Province 8,475,07750%
Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari Province 702,62375%
South Khorasan Province 598,20572%
North Khorasan Province 624,30071%
Razavi Khorasan Province 4,420,71868%
Khuzestan Province 3,477,95970%
Zanjan Province 775,82067%
Semnan Province 494,71260%
Sistan & Baluchestan Province 1,685,76066.14%
Fars Province 3,374,24363.6%
Qazvin Province 887,16461%
Qom Province 768,73060%
Kurdistan Province 1,161,53753.3%
Kerman Province 2,083,87863%
Kermanshah Province 1,507,59560%
Kohgiluyeh & Boyerahmad Province 518,81180%
Golestan Province 1,288,53681%
Gilan Province 1,861,37065%
Luristan Province 1,409,036
Mazandaran Province 2,235,63661%
Markazi Province 1,047,67060.4%
Hormozgan Province 1,119,09367%
Hamedan Province 1,505,27958.1%
Yazd Province 665,504
Total54,915,02462%

Reactions

Aftermath

Electing new chairman

On 24 May 2016, the Assembly held its new session to elect the chairman. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani did not put his name [85] and allegedly asked Ebrahim Amini to step forward for the office. [86] The results of the voting were as follows: [87]

CandidateVotes
Ahmad Jannati
51 / 88(58%)
Ebrahim Amini
21 / 88(24%)
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
13 / 88(15%)
Blank or Invalid votes
1 / 88
Absent voters
2 / 88

The appointment of Ahmad Jannati signaled that despite recent gains by moderates, hard-liners remain the dominant force within the assembly. [85]

Notes

  1. Exact number of total candidates is 801. Provincial details may be inaccurate.
  2. In the final results published by the Ministry of the Interior, only details for top 16 candidates are mentioned. Statistics for the rest of candidates (such as their rank and number of votes) have been extracted from Statement No. 83 of the ministry which is accurate at the time it was published (28 February 2016, 18:37 local time), and is not final. [34]
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Belongs to Iran's Sunni community.
  4. According to local media, more than 90% (≈55,000) of invalid ballots were votes to Hassan Khomeini, who was disqualified from running in Tehran by the Guardian Council. [70]
  5. Born in 1991 (1370 SH) was the youngest candidate qualified by the Guardian Council with 24 years old and was an unknown figure. [76]
  6. According to "unofficial" results published by Tabnak, he has gained 271,231 votes. [79]

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