Iranian Constitutional Convention election, 1979

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Constitutional Convention elections were held in Iran on 3 August 1979. The result was a victory for the Islamic Republican Party, which won 55 of the 73 seats. Voter turnout was 90.5%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Islamic Republican Party			55
Freedom Movement			6
Muslim People's Republican Party			4
Minority groups			3
Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan			1
Invalid/blank votes		-	-
Total			73
Source: Nohlen et al.