Iranian legislative election, 1961

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Parliamentary elections were held in Iran in 1961, after the elections the previous year had been annulled by the Shah.[1] The result was a victory for the Nationalist Party, which won 75 of the 200 seats.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Nationalist Party 75+4
People's Party 65+29
Independents 32+12
Other parties 28+19
Invalid/blank votes
Total 200+64
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p68 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. Nohlen et al., p73
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