2006 Tehran City Council election

Islamic City Council of Tehran election, 2006
15 December 2006
15 City Council seats
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout47%
Alliance Conservatives Reformists
Seats won
10 / 15
4 / 15
Seat change 4 4
Chairman before election

Mehdi Chamran
Conservative

 Elected Chairman

Mehdi Chamran
Conservative

An election to the Islamic City Council of Tehran took place on 15 December 2006, along with the local elections nationwide.

The council is elected by the plurality-at-large voting system. The Principlists gained 10 seats, while the Reformists won 4. Another seat went to Alireza Dabir who ran as an Independent, but was close to then mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.

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