September 1954 Iraqi parliamentary election

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September 1954 Iraqi parliamentary election
Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg
  June 1954 12 September 1954 1958  

All 135 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
68 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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Leader Nuri as-Said Salih Jabr
Party CUP SNP
Last election5021
Seats won948
Seat changeIncrease2.svg44Decrease2.svg13

Prime Minister before election

Nuri al-Said
CUP

Elected Prime Minister

Nuri al-Said
CUP

Early parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 12 September 1954, [1] after the Chamber of Deputies elected in June was dissolved by the King on 3 August. The Constitutional Union Party remained the largest party, winning 94 of the 135 seats, although only 25 seats were actually contested. [2]

Results

Chamber of Deputies of Iraq September 1954.svg
PartySeats+/–
Constitutional Union Party 94+44
Socialist Nation Party 8–13
Iraqi Independence Party 2+2
United Popular Front 2+1
Independents29–24
Total1350
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p97 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
  2. Nohlen et al., p102