Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 20 June 1975. All 268 seats were won by the new monarchist party, the Rastakhiz Party. Voter turnout was 48.6%,[1] although according to official reports, for both houses, out of an electorate of 14 million, 70 percent (9.8 million) registered to vote and 52 percent of the electorate (about 7 million) cast its vote.[2]
Around 750 candidates contested the elections, of which 80% were standing for the first time.[4] All candidates had to adhere to three basic principles: "faith in Iran's constitution, loyalty to the monarchical regime, and fidelity to the 'white revolution'." Mainly the rules were to follow a set of non-exploitation laws.
However, the Rastakhiz Party, like others before it, lacked a popular base.[5] Even though the candidates adhered to the philosophy of the rule by the monarchy, there were sometimes three or four candidates for the same seats as the party slated several candidates for the seats.[6] However, Communists were banned from running for office.[7]
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^P. Bearman; Th. Bianquis; C.E. Bosworth; E. van Donzel; W.P. Heinrichs (1986). "Mad̲j̲lis". In W. Madelung; Rahman, Munibur; Landau, J. M.; Yapp, M.E.; Robinson, F.C.R. (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam. Vol. 5 (Second ed.). Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_COM_0606. ISBN9789004161214.
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1975, iranian, general, election, parliamentary, elections, were, held, iran, june, 1975, seats, were, monarchist, party, rastakhiz, party, voter, turnout, although, according, official, reports, both, houses, electorate, million, percent, million, registered,. Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 20 June 1975 All 268 seats were won by the new monarchist party the Rastakhiz Party Voter turnout was 48 6 1 although according to official reports for both houses out of an electorate of 14 million 70 percent 9 8 million registered to vote and 52 percent of the electorate about 7 million cast its vote 2 1975 Iranian legislative election 1971 20 June 1975 1980 All 268 seats in the Majlis30 out of 60 seats in the Senate First party Leader Amir Abbas HoveydaParty Rastakhiz PartyMajlis votes 100 Majlis seats 268Seat change NewSenate votes 100 Senate seats 30Seat change NewComposition of the Senate of Iran following the election Royally appointed seats are shown in gray Composition of the Assembly following the election All seats were won by the Rastakhiz Party the only legal party at the time Prime Minister before electionAmir Abbas HoveydaRastakhiz Party Elected Prime Minister Amir Abbas HoveydaRastakhiz PartyThis was the final election held under the rule of the Shah of Iran before the Iranian Revolution of 1979 3 Contents 1 Campaign 2 Electoral system 3 Results 3 1 Majlis 3 2 Senate 4 ReferencesCampaign editAround 750 candidates contested the elections of which 80 were standing for the first time 4 All candidates had to adhere to three basic principles faith in Iran s constitution loyalty to the monarchical regime and fidelity to the white revolution Mainly the rules were to follow a set of non exploitation laws However the Rastakhiz Party like others before it lacked a popular base 5 Even though the candidates adhered to the philosophy of the rule by the monarchy there were sometimes three or four candidates for the same seats as the party slated several candidates for the seats 6 However Communists were banned from running for office 7 Electoral system editMembers of the Majlis were elected using the multiple non transferable vote system Tehran was allocated twenty seven seats Tabriz nine Shiraz seven Isfahan five and Ahwaz Abadan Babol Rasht Rezaieh Karaj and Kermanshah three Of the remaining seats twenty five were allocated in two member districts and 139 in single member districts 2 Results editMajlis edit Party Votes Seats Rastakhiz Party 100 268 NewInvalid blank votes Total 6 805 651 100 268 0Source Nohlen et al IPUSenate edit Party Votes Seats Rastakhiz Party 100 30 NewAppointed seats 30 0Invalid blank votes Total 60 0Source IPUReferences edit Nohlen Dieter Grotz Florian Hartmann Christof 2001 Iran Elections in Asia A Data Handbook Vol I Oxford University Press pp 69 74 ISBN 978 0 19 924958 9 a b Hassan Mohammadi Nejad 1977 The Iranian Parliamentary Elections of 1975 International Journal of Middle East Studies 8 1 103 116 doi 10 1017 S0020743800026787 JSTOR 162456 subscription required P Bearman Th Bianquis C E Bosworth E van Donzel W P Heinrichs 1986 Mad j lis In W Madelung Rahman Munibur Landau J M Yapp M E Robinson F C R eds Encyclopaedia of Islam Vol 5 Second ed Leiden Netherlands Brill doi 10 1163 1573 3912 islam COM 0606 ISBN 9789004161214 1975 IPU Iran Political parties Nations Encyclopedia Janda Kenneth 1980 Political Political Parties A Cross National Survey Archived 2006 10 04 at the Wayback Machine The Free Press pp 861 862 ISBN 978 0 02 916120 3 Abrahamian Ervand 1989 Radical Islam the Iranian Mojahedin I B Tauris p 25 ISBN 978 1 85043 077 3 nbsp nbsp This Iranian elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1975 Iranian general election amp oldid 1172895383, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
