Electoral history of Mohammad Khatami
This is a summary of the electoral history of Mohammad Khatami, an Iranian Reformist politician who has been previously President of Iran (1997–2005) and member of Islamic Consultative Assembly (1980–1982) from Ardakan.
Parliament election[edit]
1980[edit]
In the election he was placed first in Ardakan, receiving 32,942 out of 40,112 (82.1%) votes.[1]
Ministry approval[edit]
Khatami was nominated and approved for Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance by Iranian Parliament on consecutive times.[2]
| Majlis Term | Year | Votes | % | Nominated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1982 | 121 / 170 27 against, 22 abstained |
71.17 | Mir Hossein Mousavi |
| 2nd | 1986 | 158 / 205 28 against, 19 abstained |
77.07 | Mir Hossein Mousavi |
| 3rd | 1988 | 175 / 247 57 against, 15 abstained |
70.85 | Mir Hossein Mousavi |
| 3rd | 1989 | 246 / 260 10 against, 4 abstained |
94.61 | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
Presidential elections[edit]
1997[edit]
According to Nohen et al,[3] Khatami won with 20,078,187 votes (69.07%). ISSDP[4] reported that Khatami won with 20,138,784 votes (69.1%).
2001[edit]
According to Sahliyeh[5] and RFE/RL,[6] Khatami won with 21,656,476 votes (76.90%).
References[edit]
- ^ Getting to Know the Representatives in the Majles (PDF), Iranian Parliament, p. 124[permanent dead link]
- ^ کابینه 10 دولت پیشین: سابقه رای اعتماد مجلسی ها (in Persian), IRINN, archived from the original on 3 June 2015, retrieved 23 March 2015
- ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (2001). "Iran". Elections in Asia: A Data Handbook. Vol. I. Oxford University Press. p. 76. ISBN 0-19-924958-X.
- ^ "1997 Presidential Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal, Princeton University, retrieved 10 August 2015
- ^ Sahliyeh, Emile (2002). "The Reforming Elections in Iran, 2000–2001". Electoral Studies. 21 (3). Elsevier: 526–533. doi:10.1016/S0261-3794(01)00041-5.
- ^ Samii, Bill (11 June 2001). "Four More Years of What?". Iran Report. 4 (22). Free Europe/Radio Liberty.