1984 Iranian legislative election

1984 Iranian legislative election
15 April and 17 May 1984
All 270 seats in the Islamic Consultative Assembly
136 seats needed for a majority
Registered24,143,498
Turnout64.64%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Ali Khamenei Mehdi Karroubi
Party Islamic Republican Party Office for Strengthening Unity
Alliance right left
Leader since 1981
Leader's seat Did not stand Did not stand
Last election 85
Seats won 130
Seat change 45
Percentage 48.14%
Prime Minister before election

Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Islamic Republican Party

 Elected Prime Minister

Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Islamic Republican Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 15 April 1984, with a second round on 17 May. The majority of seats were won by independents, whilst the Islamic Republican Party was the only party to win seats. Voter turnout was 65.1% in the first round.

The Freedom Movement of Iran declared that it would boycott the elections after its headquarters was attacked and the authorities refused to permit the party to hold two seminars.

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