1996 Iraqi parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 24 March 1996.[1] The elections were contested by 689 candidates,[2] although 30 MPs were appointed to represent Iraqi Kurdistan.[3] The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 161 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be 93.5%.[2]

1996 Iraqi parliamentary election

24 March 1996
All 250 seats in the National Assembly of Iraq 126 seats were needed for a majority
Leader Saddam Hussein Party Ba'ath Party Alliance National Progressive Front Last election 207 Seats won 161 Seat change 46
Prime Minister before election Saddam Hussein Ba'ath Party Elected Prime Minister Saddam Hussein Ba'ath Party

All candidates "had been approved beforehand by a committee chaired by the Justice Minister".[2]

Results

Alliance	Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
National Progressive Front	Ba'ath Party			161	–46
	Kurdistan Democratic Party			3	New
	Kurdistan Revolutionary Party			2	New
	Communist Party of Iraq			1	New
	Independents and bloc parties			83	+40
Invalid/blank votes			–	–	–
Total		7,480,000		250	0
Source: IPU

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p97 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
2. Iraq Inter-Parliamentary Union
3. Nohlen et al., p101