1984 Iranian legislative election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 15 April 1984, with a second round on 17 May.[2] The majority of seats were won by independents, whilst the Islamic Republican Party was the only party to win seats. Voter turnout was 65.1% in the first round.[3]

1984 Iranian legislative election

15 April and 17 May 1984
All 270 seats of Islamic Consultative Assembly 136 seats needed for a majority
Registered	24,143,498[1]
Turnout	64.64%[1]
Leader Ali Khamenei Party Islamic Republican Party Leader since 1981 Leader's seat Did not stand Last election 85 Seats won 130 Seat change 45 Percentage 48.14%
Prime Minister before election Mir-Hossein Mousavi Islamic Republican Party Elected Prime Minister Mir-Hossein Mousavi Islamic Republican Party

The Freedom Movement of Iran declared that it would boycott the elections after its headquarters was attacked and the authorities refused to permit the party to hold two seminars.[4]

Background

The election was held under conditions of severe sanctions on politic and economical sector as well as war with Iraq's Baathist government (Iran-Iraq War). This election was also first time since 1979 revolution which only one political party were allowed to participated (as other political parties were banned & even dissolved before this election).

Conduct

The election was held under conditions of war with Iraq's Baathist government (Iran-Iraq War), caused many cities in border with Iraq were severely destroyed (or could not hold direct election). Therefore. this election was conducted with two ways :

1. Direct national election (for areas that were not heavily affected by war and also for religious minorities seats)
2. Indirect national election (for areas that were heavily affected by war -mainly in border with Iraq-)

Out of 193 constituencies, 187 (including 5 electoral districts for religious minorities ) hold direct election while the six others hold indirect elections. These six were :

1. Mehran (Ilam & Mehran constituency) - Ilam Province
2. Dehloran (Dehloran & Darreh Shahr constituency) - Ilam Province
3. Abadeh (Abadeh constituency) - Fars Province
4. Susangerd (Dasht-e-Azadegan constituency) - Khuzestan Province
5. Khorramshahr (Khorramshahr constituency) - Khuzestan Province
6. Qasr-e-Shirin (Qasr-e-Shirin & Sarpol-e-Zahab constituency) - Kermanshah Province

Results

130 seats were elected in second round.

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Islamic Republican Party			130	+45
Independents			140	0
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total	15,815,986	100	270	0
Registered voters/turnout	24,300,000	65.1	–	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani remained in his position as Speaker of Majlis

By-elections

For second period of Majlis, five by-elections were held. It was held on :

• 8 August 1984
• 14 September 1984
• 26 October 1984
• 1 August 1986
• 23 August 1986

See also

• List of MPs elected in the 1984 Iranian legislative election

References

1. "1984 Parliamentary Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal, Princeton University, archived from the original on 2012-05-30, retrieved 10 August 2015
2. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p68 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
3. Nohlen et al., p69
4. Houchang E. Chehabi (1990). Iranian Politics and Religious Modernism: The Liberation Movement of Iran Under the Shah and Khomeini. I.B.Tauris. p. 296. ISBN 1850431981.