Iranian legislative election, 1952

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Parliamentary elections were held in Iran in 1952. However, voting was stopped by Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh after enough MPs were elected to form a parliamentary quorum (76 out of 136). The National Front won 30 seats, whilst Royalists won 49.

Results

The highly organized Tudeh Party during the campaigns, failed to win even a single seat though the results show that they were the second largest vote-getter.

In Tehran, the turnout was double that of previous election and the National Front candidates, including members of Iran Party, Toilers Party, Muslim Mojahedin and non-partisan nationalists won all twelve seats.

In Tabriz, the nine deputies elected were supporters of Mossadegh.

In Mahabad, the candidate known for Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan membership was overwhelmingly voted but the election was declared invalid.

References

Iranian legislative election, 1952 Wikipedia

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