June 1954 Iraqi parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 9 June 1954, although they were delayed until 14 June in some areas due to social upheaval.[1] The Constitutional Union Party remained the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies of Iraq, winning 50 of the 135 seats, although 53 were won by independents.[1] Despite the government creating obstacles for opposition candidates, they were described as "undoubtedly the freest elections in Iraqi history" in 2001.[2]

June 1954 Iraqi parliamentary election

9 June 1954
All 135 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Iraq 68 seats were needed for a majority
Leader Nuri as-Said Sayyid Salih Jabr Party CUP SNP Last election 67 8 Seats won 50 21 Seat change 17 13
Prime Minister before election Arshad al-Umari Independent Elected Prime Minister Arshad al-Umari Independent

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Constitutional Union Party			50	–17
	Socialist Nation Party			21	+13
	National Patriotic Front			10	New
	United Popular Front			1	–10
	Independents			53	+5
Invalid/blank votes			–	–	–
Total				135	0
Source: Nohlen et al.

Aftermath

Due to his concerns about the opposition's strength, Nuri al-Said sought to dissolve the parliament.[3] King Faisal II dissolved the newly elected parliament on 3 August and early elections were held in September.[2]

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p101 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
2. Nohlen et al, p86
3. "انتخابات 1954، وكيف اجهضت السلطة فوز الجبهة الوطنية بحل المجلس النيابي". Al-Mada. 2015.