Iraqi parliamentary election, September 1954

Iraqi parliamentary election, September 1954

September 12, 1954

All 135 seats to the National Assembly 68 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Nuri as-Said Sayyid Salih Jabr Party CUP SNP Last election 50 21 Seats won 94 8 Seat change 44 13

Prime Minister before election Nuri al-Said CUP Elected Prime Minister Nuri al-Said CUP

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Early parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 12 September 1954,^[1] after the Parliament elected in June was dissolved by the King on 3 August. The Constitutional Union Party remained the largest party, winning 94 of the 135 seats, although only 25 seats were actually contested.^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Constitutional Union Party			94	44
	Independents			29	24
	Socialist Nation Party			8	13
	Istiqlal Party			2	2
	United Popular Front			2	1
Invalid/blank votes			–	–	–
Total				135	0
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

Elections and referendums in Iraq
Parliamentary elections	1924 1925 1928 1930 1933 1934 1935 1937 (Feb) 1937 (Dec) 1939 1943 1947 1948 1953 1954 (Jun) 1954 (Sep) 1958 1980 1984 1989 1996 2000 2005 (Jan) 2005 (Dec) 2010 2014
Presidential elections	1995 2002
Governorate elections	2005 2009 2013 2014
Referendums	1921 2005
See also: Elections and referendums in Iraqi Kurdistan