Iranian legislative election, 1956

Iranian legislative election, 1956

1956

All 136 seats to the National Consultative Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Leader Manouchehr Eghbal Asadollah Alam
Party Party of Nationalists People's Party
Seats won 71 36

Prime Minister before election

Hossein Ala'
Independent

Elected Prime Minister

Hossein Ala'
Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in Iran in 1956. The result was a victory for the Party of Nationalists, which won 71 of the 136 seats.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Party of Nationalists 71
People's Party 36
Independents 20
Other parties 9
Invalid/blank votes
Total 136
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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