1996 Iraqi parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 24 March 1996.[1] The elections were contested by 689 candidates,[2] although 30 MPs were appointed to represent Iraqi Kurdistan.[3] The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 161 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be 93.5%.[2]
All candidates "had been approved beforehand by a committee chaired by the Justice Minister".[2]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Ba'ath Party | 161 | –46 | |||
Kurdistan Democratic Party | 3 | New | |||
Kurdistan Revolutionary Party | 2 | New | |||
Communist Party of Iraq | 1 | New | |||
Independents | 83 | +40 | |||
Total | 250 | 0 | |||
Total votes | 7,480,000 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 8,000,000 | 93.50 | |||
Source: IPU |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p97 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ a b c Iraq Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ Nohlen et al., p101