June 1954 Iraqi parliamentary election

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June 1954 Iraqi parliamentary election
Flag of Iraq (1924-1959).svg
  1953 9 June 1954 Sep 1954  

All 135 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
68 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Nuri al-Said Photo.jpg Noimage.png
Leader Nuri as-Said Sayyid Salih Jabr
Party CUP SNP
Last election678
Seats won5021
Seat changeDecrease2.svg17Increase2.svg13

Prime Minister before election

Arshad al-Umari
Independent

Elected Prime Minister

Arshad al-Umari
Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 9 June 1954, although they were delayed until 14 June in some areas due to social upheaval. [1] The Constitutional Union Party remained the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, winning 50 of the 135 seats, although 53 were won by independents. [1] Despite the government creating obstacles for opposition candidates, they were described as "undoubtedly the freest elections in Iraqi history" in 2001. [2]

Contents

Results

PartySeats+/–
Constitutional Union Party 50–17
Socialist Nation Party 21+13
National Patriotic Front 10New
United Popular Front 1–10
Independents53+5
Total1350
Source: Nohlen et al.

Aftermath

Due to his concerns about the opposition's strength, Nuri al-Said sought to dissolve the parliament. [3] King Faisal II dissolved the newly elected parliament on 3 August and early elections were held in September. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p101 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
  2. 1 2 Nohlen et al, p86
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