Iranian Constitutional Convention election, 1979
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Constitutional Convention elections were held in Iran
on 3 August 1979. The result was a victory for the Islamic Republican Party
, which won 55 of the 73 seats. Voter turnout was 28.5%.
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
on 3 August 1979. The result was a victory for the Islamic Republican Party
Islamic Republican party
The Islamic Republican Party was a political party in Iran, formed in mid-1979 to assist the Iranian Revolution and Ayatollah Khomeini establish theocracy in Iran...
, which won 55 of the 73 seats. Voter turnout was 28.5%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic Republican Party Islamic Republican party The Islamic Republican Party was a political party in Iran, formed in mid-1979 to assist the Iranian Revolution and Ayatollah Khomeini establish theocracy in Iran... |
55 | ||
| Freedom Movement Freedom Movement of Iran The Freedom Movement of Iran is an Iranian political organization which was founded in 1961 by Mehdi Bazargan, Mahmoud Taleghani, Yadollah Sahabi, Mostafa Chamran, Ali Shariati, Sadegh Ghotbzadeh and some other political or religious figures... |
6 | ||
| Muslim People's Republican Party | 4 | ||
| Minority groups | 3 | ||
| Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan | 1 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | |||
| Total | 73 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al | |||