1956 Iranian legislative election
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All 136 seats in the National Consultative Assembly | ||||||||||||||||
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iran in 1956. The result was a victory for the Party of Nationalists, which won 71 of the 136 seats.[1]
Results
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| Party | Seats | |
| Nationalists' Party | 71 | |
| People's Party | 36 | |
| Other parties | 9 | |
| Independents | 20 | |
| Total | 136 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p73 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
