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All 270 seats of Islamic Consultative Assembly 136 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 24,143,498 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 64.64% [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 15 April 1984, with a second round on 17 May. [2] The majority of seats were won by independents, whilst the Islamic Republican Party was the only party to win seats. Voter turnout was 65.1% in the first round. [3]
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.
The Islamic Republican Party formed in mid-1979 to assist the Iranian Revolution and Ayatollah Khomeini establish theocracy in Iran. It was disbanded in May 1987 due to internal conflicts.
Freedom Movement of Iran declared that it would boycott the elections, after its headquarters was attacked and the authorities refused to permit the party to hold two seminars. [4]
The Freedom Movement of Iran (FMI) or Liberation Movement of Iran is an Iranian pro-democracy political organization founded in 1961, by members describing themselves as "Muslims, Iranians, Constitutionalists and Mossadeghists". It is the oldest party still active in Iran and has been described as a "semi-opposition" or "loyal opposition" party. It has also been described as a "religious nationalist party".
An election boycott is the boycotting of an election by a group of voters, each of whom abstains from voting.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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Islamic Republican Party | 130 | +45 | ||
Independents | 140 | 0 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
Total | 15,815,986 | 100 | 270 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 24,300,000 | 65.1 | – | – |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
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