Iranian legislative election, 1961

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Parliamentary elections were held in Iran in 1961, after the elections the previous year had been annulled by the Shah. The result was a victory for the Nationalist Party, which won 75 of the 200 seats.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Nationalist Party			75	+4
People's Party			65	+29
Independents			32	+12
Other parties			28	+19
Invalid/blank votes		-	-	-
Total			200	+64
Source: Nohlen et al.