1956 Iranian legislative election

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1956 Iranian legislative election

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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

National Consultative Assembly of Iran following the 1956 election
Composition of the Assembly following the election

Prime Minister before election

Hossein Ala'
Independent

Elected Prime Minister

Hossein Ala'
Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in

Party of Nationalists, which won 71 of the 136 seats.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Party of Nationalists
71
People's Party 36
Independents 20
Other parties 9
Invalid/blank votes
Total 136
Source: Nohlen et al.

References