1956 Iranian legislative election

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]

1956 Iranian legislative election
1956
All 136 seats to the National Consultative Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Leader Manouchehr Eghbal Asadollah Alam
Party Party of Nationalists People's Party
Seats won 71 36
Prime Minister before election

Hossein Ala'
Independent

 Elected Prime Minister

Hossein Ala'
Independent

Results
Party Votes % Seats
Party of Nationalists71
People's Party36
Independents20
Other parties9
Invalid/blank votes––
Total 136
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p73 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
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