1948 Iraqi parliamentary election

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1948 Iraqi parliamentary election

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All 138 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
70 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Iraq Sovereignty Council.jpg
Leader Muhammad Mahdi Kubba
Kamel al-Chaderji
Tawfiq al-Suwaidi
Party Independence NDP Liberal
Seats won 5 2 1

Prime Minister before election

Muhammad as-Sadr

Independent

Subsequent Prime Minister

Muzahim al-Pachachi

Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 15 June 1948 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies.[1] The majority of seats were won by independents.

Results

PartySeats
Iraqi Independence Party5
National Democratic Party2
Liberal Party1
Independents130
Total138
Source: Nohlen et al.

References