Salmas (electoral district)

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Salmas
Electoral district Constituency
for the West Azerbaijan
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West Azerbaijan Province Salmas County
Current constituency
Assembly Members Shahruz Barzegar

Salmas (electoral district) is the 8th electoral district in the West Azerbaijan Province of Iran. It has a population of 192,591 and elects 1 member of parliament.

West Azerbaijan Province Province in Region 3, Iran

West Azerbaijan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the northwest of the country, bordering Turkey, Iraq and Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, as well as the provinces of East Azerbaijan, Zanjan and Kurdistan. The province is part of Region 3. It is separated from Armenia by Turkey's short border with the Azerbaijan Republic. The province of West Azerbaijan covers an area of 39,487 km², or 43,660 km² including Lake Urmia. In 2012 the province had a population of about 3 million (estimate). The capital city and largest city of the province is Urmia.

Islamic Consultative Assembly national legislative body of Iran

The Islamic Consultative Assembly, also called the Iranian Parliament, the Iranian Majles, is the national legislative body of Iran. The Parliament currently has 290 representatives, changed from the previous 272 seats since the 18 February 2000 election. The most recent election took place on 26 February 2016 and the new parliament was opened on 28 May 2016.

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1980

MP in 1980 from the electorate of Salmas. (1st)

1984

MP in 1984 from the electorate of Salmas. (2nd)

1988

MP in 1988 from the electorate of Salmas. (3rd)

1992

MP in 1992 from the electorate of Salmas. (4th)

1996

MP in 1996 from the electorate of Salmas. (5th)

2000

MP in 2000 from the electorate of Salmas. (6th)

2004

MP in 2004 from the electorate of Salmas. (7th)

2008

MP in 2008 from the electorate of Salmas. (8th)

2012

MP in 2012 from the electorate of Salmas. (9th)

2016

2016 Iranian legislative election [1]
#CandidateList(s)VotesRun-offs [2]
Run-offs
1 Shahruz Barzegar Independent politician / Pervasive Coalition of Reformists 16,46339,809

Notes

  1. "نتایج انتخابات "مجلس" + جدول گرایش‌ها". ISNA. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. "نتایج‌ نهایی دور‌ دوم انتخابات مجلس + جدول و نمودار گرایش‌ها". ISNA. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

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