Iranian Constitutional Convention election, 1979
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Constitutional Convention elections were held in Iran on 3 August 1979.[1] The result was a victory for the Islamic Republican Party, which won 55 of the 73 seats. Voter turnout was 90.5%.[2] The new constitution drawn up by the body was approved by 99.5% of voters in a referendum in December.[3]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic Republican Party | 55 | ||
| Freedom Movement | 6 | ||
| Muslim People's Republican Party | 4 | ||
| Minority groups | 3 | ||
| Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan | 1 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
| Total | 73 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
References
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p68 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ↑ Nohlen et al., p69
- ↑ Nohlen et al., p72
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