September 1954 Iraqi parliamentary election
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Early parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 12 September 1954,[1] after the Chamber of Deputies elected in June was dissolved by the King on 3 August. The Constitutional Union Party remained the largest party, winning 94 of the 135 seats, although only 25 seats were actually contested.[2]
Results
[edit]Party | Seats | +/– | |
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Constitutional Union Party | 94 | +44 | |
Socialist Nation Party | 8 | –13 | |
Iraqi Independence Party | 2 | +2 | |
United Popular Front | 2 | +1 | |
Independents | 29 | –24 | |
Total | 135 | 0 | |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p97 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ Nohlen et al., p102