1956 Iranian legislative election
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All 136 seats to the National Consultative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||
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 Composition of the Assembly following the election | ||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Party of Nationalists | 71 | ||
| People's Party | 36 | ||
| Independents | 20 | ||
| Other parties | 9 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
| Total | 136 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p73 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
