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1989 Iraqi parliamentary election

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1989 Iraqi parliamentary election

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All 250 seats in the National Assembly
126 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
Leader Saddam Hussein
Party Ba'ath Party
Alliance NPF
Last election 183
Seats won 207
Seat change Increase24

Prime Minister before election

Saddam Hussein
Ba'ath Party

Elected Prime Minister

Saddam Hussein
Ba'ath Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 1 April 1989, having originally been scheduled for 31 August 1988, but postponed due to the Iran–Iraq War.[1] The elections were contested by 921 candidates,[2] and saw the Ba'ath Party win 207 of the 250 seats.

Results

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PartySeats+/–
Ba'ath Party207+24
Independents and bloc parties43–24
Total2500
Source: IPU

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p. 97 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ^ Iraq Inter-Parliamentary Union