September 1954 Iraqi parliamentary election

September 1954 Iraqi parliamentary election
12 September 1954
All 135 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
68 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Nuri as-Said Salih Jabr
Party CUP SNP
Last election 50 21
Seats won 94 8
Seat change 44 13
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Nuri al-Said
CUP

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Nuri al-Said
CUP

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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

PartySeats+/–
Constitutional Union Party94+44
Socialist Nation Party8–13
Iraqi Independence Party2+2
United Popular Front2+1
Independents29–24
Total1350
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p97 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p102
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