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Iran elects on national level a head of state and head of government (the president), a legislature (the Majlis), and an "Assembly of Experts" (which elects the Supreme Leader). Also City and Village Council elections are held every four years throughout the country. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. The Parliament or Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis-e Shura-ye Eslami) has 290 members, elected for a four-year term in multi- and single-seat constituencies. Elections for the Assembly of Experts are held every eight years. All candidates have to be approved by the Guardian Council. See Politics of Iran for more details.

Until January 2007, when it was raised to 18, the voting age was 15 years, the lowest globally at the time.[1]

The most recent presidential election and the most recent local elections were held on 14 June 2013, simultaneously for the first time.[2][3] The most recent parliamentary election and the most recent Assembly of Experts elections were held on 26 February 2016.

Upcoming elections

2017 presidential election

Elections since 1979

Presidential elections

Majlis elections

Elections of the Parliament
Date N. Eligible Voters N. Actual Voters Voter Turnout N. Precincts N. Seats N. C. Registered N. C. Qualified C. Qualified Ref.
14 March & 9 May 1980 20,758,391 Steady 10,875,969 Steady 52.14% Steady 193 Steady 270 Steady 3,694 Steady 1,910 Steady 51.70% Steady [4]
15 April & 17 May 1984 24,143,498 Increase 15,607,306 Increase 64.64% Increase 193 Steady 270 Steady 1,592 Decrease 1,231 Decrease 77.32% Increase [5]
8 April & 13 May 1988 27,986,736 Increase 16,714,281 Increase 59.72% Decrease 193 Steady 270 Steady 1,999 Increase 1,417 Increase 70.88% Decrease [6]
10 April & 8 May 1992 32,465,558 Increase 18,767,042 Increase 57.71% Decrease 196 Increase 270 Steady 3,233 Increase 2,741 Increase 84.78% Increase [7]
8 March & 19 April 1996 34,716,000 Increase 24,682,386 Increase 71.10% Increase 196 Steady 270 Steady 8,365 Increase 6,954 Increase 83.18% Decrease [8]
18 February & 5 May 2000 38,726,431 Increase 26,082,157 Increase 67.35% Decrease 207 Increase 290 Increase 6,853 Decrease 5,742 Decrease 83.37% Increase [9]
20 February & 7 May 2004 46,351,032 Increase 23,734,677 Decrease 51.21% Decrease 207 Steady 290 Steady 8,172 Increase 5,450 Decrease 66.69% Decrease [10]
14 March & 25 April 2008 43,824,254 Decrease 22,350,254 Decrease 51% Decrease
Disputed[lower-alpha 1]		 207 Steady 290 Steady 7,597 Decrease 4,476 Decrease 58.92% Decrease [14][15][11][16]
2 March & 4 May 2012 48,288,799 Increase 26,472,760 Increase 64.2% Increase
Disputed[lower-alpha 2]		 207 Steady 290 Steady 5,382 Decrease 3,444 Decrease 55% Decrease [19][20][17][18]
26 February & 29 April 2016 54,915,024 Increase[21] 34,047,315 Increase 62% Decrease[22] 207 Steady 290 Steady 12,027 Increase[23] 10,443 Increase 88.51% Increase

Latest elections

2016 Assembly of Experts election

2016 parliamentary election

2013 presidential election

The 2013 Iranian presidential election was held on 14 June 2013. Hassan Rouhani was elected to succeed outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Candidate Votes %
Hassan Rouhani18,613,32950.88
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf6,077,29216.46
Saeed Jalili4,168,94611.31
Mohsen Rezaee3,884,41210.55
Ali Akbar Velayati2,268,7536.16
Mohammad Gharazi446,0151.22
Valid votes35,458,74796.58
Blank or invalid votes1,245,4093.42
Total votes cast36,704,156100
Registered voters/turnout50,483,19272.70
Sources: Ministry of Interior of Iran

2013 local elections

2012 parliamentary election

2006 Assembly of Experts election

See also

Notes and References

Notes

  1. ↑ Despite an increase in Iranian population comparing to previous elections, number of eligible voters decreased. This was due to the fact that voting age was raised from 15 to 18.[11] Ministry of Interior declared that eligible voters are some 43 million people, while according to the official results of 2006 general census done by the ministry's subdivision, "Statistical Center of Iran" (Persian: مرکز آمار ایران‎‎), the population of people over 18 years old was millions more, particularly 47,579,013. This led to allegations of 'manipulation'.[12][13][14]
  2. ↑ The official voter turnout was declared 64.2% by the Ministry of Interior. Considering the official statistics published by the ministry, observers and analysts say that the numbers are paradoxical and the turnout would be calculated 54.6% or 54.8%. They also dispute number of eligible voters.[17][18]

References

  1. ↑ O'Toole, Pam (12 March 2008). "Iran's first-time voters split". BBC News. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  2. ↑ 2013 Iranian general elections
  3. ↑ Iran's local elections will be held with presidential
  4. ↑ "1980 Parliamentary Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal (Princeton University), retrieved 10 August 2015
  5. ↑ "1984 Parliamentary Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal (Princeton University), retrieved 10 August 2015
  6. ↑ "1988 Parliamentary Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal (Princeton University), retrieved 10 August 2015
  7. ↑ "1992 Parliamentary Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal (Princeton University), retrieved 10 August 2015
  8. ↑ "1996 Parliamentary Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal (Princeton University), retrieved 10 August 2015
  9. ↑ "2000 Parliamentary Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal (Princeton University), retrieved 10 August 2015
  10. ↑ "2004 Parliamentary Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal (Princeton University), retrieved 10 August 2015
  11. 1 2 Nasrin Vaziri (27 December 2011). "مشارکت مردم در هشت دوره انتخابات مجلس چگونه بود؟ + جدول و نمودار" (in Persian). Khabar Online. Retrieved 10 August 2015. مجلس هشتم/۱۳۸۶: جمعیت رای دهندگان ۲۲ میلیون و ۳۵۰ هزار و ۲۵۴ نفر
  12. ↑ Mohammadi, Majid. Hokomat Motlagheh, Mashrotiyat va Jomhoriat (in Persian). Los Angeles, CA: Ketab Corporation. p. 227. ISBN 1595845119.
  13. ↑ "اختلاف ۶ میلیونی در تعداد واجدین شرایط رای‌دادن" (in Persian). Deutsche Welle. 5 January 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  14. 1 2 Ali Afshari (23 February 2012). "مهندسی انتخابات مجلس نهم: دستکاری در جمعیت رای‌دهندگان" (in Persian). Radio Farda. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "2008 Parliamentary Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal (Princeton University), retrieved 10 August 2015
  16. ↑ "نگاهی به کارنامه ملت در انتخابات ۸ دوره مجلس" (in Persian). IRNA. 1 March 2012. 80014868. Retrieved 10 August 2015. همچنین در انتخابات هشمین دوره مجلس شورای اسلامی جمعیت ایران ۷۱ میلیون و ۵۳۲ هزار نفر بود که از این تعداد ۴۳ میلیون و ۸۲۴ هزار و ۲۵۴ نفر واجد شرایط رای دادن بودند و در ۲۴ اسفندماه ۸۶ مشارکت ۵۵.۴۰ درصدی را به ثبت رساندند.
  17. 1 2 Mahdi Mohseni (14 March 2012). "آمار متناقض نتایج انتخابات در رسانه‌های دولتی ایران" (in Persian). Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 10 August 2015. آقای مزروعی در یادداشتی که در سایت نوروز منتشر شده به ادعای وزارت کشور جمهوری اسلامی ایران در مورد مشارکت ۲۶ میلیون و ۴۷۲ هزار و ۷۶۰ نفر در انتخابات مجلس نهم اشاره می‌کند. بر اساس این آمار و با توجه به ۴۸ میلیون و ۲۸۸هزار و ۷۹۹ واجد شرایط در انتخابات، میزان مشارکت در حدود ۵۴ و ۸ دهم درصد خواهد بود.
  18. 1 2 Hossein Ghazian (30 April 2012). "میزان مشارکت در انتخابات مجلس نهم چقدر بود؟" (in Persian). BBC. Retrieved 10 August 2015. وزیر کشور... را ۲۶ میلیون و ۴۷۲ هزار نفر و میزان مشارکت را حدود ۶۴.۲ درصد اعلام کرد. اما اگر بر مبنای ادعای وزارت کشور تعداد افراد واجد حق رای ۴۸ میلیون و ۲۸۸ هزار نفر بوده باشد (یعنی ۶ میلیون کمتر از مقدار واقعی) باز هم نمی‌شود گفت که بیش از ۵۵ درصد در انتخابات شرکت کرده اند... وزیر کشور چندی بعد رقم نهایی شرکت کنندگان را ۲۹ میلیون نفر اعلام کرد. حتی بر این مبنا نیز میزان مشارکت، با وجود تلاش برای کاستن از تعداد واجدان حق رای، از ۶۰ درصد بیشتر نمی‌شود و به ۶۴ درصد مورد ادعای وزیر کشور نمی‌رسد... با احتساب بالاترین روش تخمین، نه ۶۴ یا ۶۰ درصد که ۵۴.۶ درصد خواهد بود.
  19. ↑ "کدخدایی اعلام کرد: رد صلاحیت ۴۵ درصدی نامزد‌های انتخابات مجلس/ممکن است فردی نمازخوان باشد اما کلاهبرداری کند" (in Persian). Khabar Online. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015. پنج هزار و ۳۸۲ نفر برای مجلس نهم ثبت نام کردند... در مجموع نیز ۵۵ درصد تأیید صلاحیت شدند
  20. ↑ "جدول آماری انتخابات مجلس نهم: تعداد واجدین شرایط + نزدیک به ۴ میلیون پسر و دختر رای اولی" (in Persian). Khabar Online. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2015. واجدین شرایط ۴۸,۲۸۸,۷۹۹ - نامزدها ۳,۴۴۴
  21. ↑ جمعیت واجدین شرایط رای دادن
  22. ↑ میزان مشارکت در انتخابات: «۶۲ درصد»؛ «فهرست امید» پیروز شد
  23. ↑ تأییدصلاحیت 1500 نامزد دیگر مجلس/تاکنون چندنفر تائیدشدند؟+لیست اسامی

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