Iranian legislative election, 2000
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 18 February 2000, with a second round on 5 May.[2] The result was a victory for the 2nd of Khordad Front and its allies, which won 195,[3] 216[4] or 222[1] of the 290 seats in the Majlis.
Electoral system
The elections were conducted using a two-round system, with the number of candidates progressing to the second round being double the number of seats available. Candidates required an absolute majority to win a seat in the first round, and plurality to win in the second round.[5] Five seats reserved for minority groups including Jews, Zorastrians, Armenians from the north and south of the country and one elected by Assyrians.[5]
Campaign
A total of 6,083 candidates contested the elections.[1] 225 of the 290 seats were won in the first round of voting.[1]
Main reformist coalition lists were "2nd of Khordad Press" and "Coalition of 15 Groups Supporting 2nd of Khordad" (including 11 out of 18 members in the 2nd of Khordad Front) and main principlist coalition was Coalition of Followers of the Line of Imam and Leader. Rest of lists were issued by solitary parties.[6] For the first time Council of Nationalist-Religious Activists of Iran issued an electoral list and was able to win two exclusive seats (Alireza Rajaei in Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr and Rahman Kargosha in Arak, Komijan and Khondab) but the Guardian Council declared their votes "voided".[7]
Results
Nationwide
In the following table, the Independents are counted as "allies".
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic Iran Participation Front and allies | 216 | New | ||
| Combatant Clergy Association and allies | 74 | –36 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 290 | +20 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 38,726,386 | – | – | |
| Source: Nohlen et al.[2] | ||||
An Inter-Parliamentary Union report cites the following results:
| Electoral list | 1st round seats | 2nd round seats | Total seats won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd of Khordad Front | 170 | 52 | 222 |
| Front of Followers of the Line of the Imam and the Leader | 45 | 9 | 54 |
| Independents | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union[1] | |||
Another source cites that reformist enjoyed a majority (69.25%), or 26.8 million, of the 38.7 million voters who cast ballots in the February 18, 2000 first round. Ultimately reformists won 195 of the 290 Majlis seats in that election.[3]
Tehran
15 electoral lists were issued for 30 seats in Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr electoral district, endorsing a total of 113 individuals. The 113 listed candidates received an average of 437,459 votes, while 723 unlisted candidates received only 5,524 in average.[8]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Elections held in 2000 IPU
- 1 2 Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p68 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- 1 2 Abrahamian, Ervand, History of Modern Iran, Columbia University Press, 2008, p.188
- ↑ Nohlen et al, p74
- 1 2 Iran IPU
- ↑ Gholami, Fattah (23 February 2012). داستان انتخابات - ششمين دوره انتخابات مجلس شوراي اسلامياصلاحطلبان آمدند. Jamejam Online (in Persian). 100804970772. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ↑ Beheshti, Ebrahim (4 January 2016) [14 Dey 1394]. "گزارش "ایران" از صفآرایی گروههای سیاسی در ۹ دوره انتخابات مجلس" (in Persian) (6116). Iran. 109221. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- 1 2 Mehdi Mohsenian-Rad (May 2000) [Ordibehesht 1379]. "بررسی آماری نتایج انتخابات مجلس ششم در تهران" [Statistical Analysis of 6th Parliament in Tehran]. Majlis Research Center (in Persian). 5505523.
External links
- آمار مقایسهای نتایج انتخابات مجلس ششم و هفتم (PDF), Ministry of Interior (in Persian)
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