1967 Iranian general election
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All 219 seats in the Majlis 30 out of 60 seats in the Senate of Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Composition of the Senate of Iran following the election. Royally appointed seats are shown in gray. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Composition of the Assembly of Iran following the election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 4 August 1967.[1] The result was a victory for the Iran Novin Party, which won 180 of the 219 seats in the Majlis. Voter turnout was around 35%.[2]
Simultaneous elections were also held for a Constitutional Assembly in order for amendments to be made to the constitution to designate a regent, as well as an election for Senate.[2]
Results[edit]
Majlis[edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran Novin Party | 180 | +40 | ||
| People's Party | 31 | +15 | ||
| Pan-Iranist Party | 5 | +5 | ||
| Independents | 3 | –41 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 219 | +19 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
Senate[edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran Novin Party | 26 | |||
| People's Party | 4 | |||
| Pan-Iranist Party | 0 | |||
| Independents | 0 | |||
| Appointed seats | — | — | 30 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | ||
| Total | 60 | |||
| Source: IPU | ||||
Constitutional Assembly[edit]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Iran Novin Party | 232 | |||
| People's Party | 30 | |||
| Pan-Iranist Party | 5 | |||
| Independents | 6 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | ||
| Total | 273 | |||
| Source: IPU | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p68 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ a b 1967 IPU
