Iranian legislative election, 1980

Iranian legislative election, 1980

1975 ← 14 March 1980/9 May 1980 → 1984

All 270 seats to the National Consultative Assembly 136 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader Mohammad Beheshti Mehdi Bazargan Massoud Rajavi Party IRP Freedom Movement PMI Alliance Conservatives Liberals Marxists Last election - - - Seats won 130 110 20

Prime Minister before election Mehdi Bazargan Freedom Movement Elected Prime Minister Mohammad-Ali Rajai IRP

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Elections to the Majlis of Iran were held on March 14, 1980 and May 9, 1980. A total of 270 representatives were to be chosen. It was the first and only free parliamentary election ever held after the fall of Shah. However severe restrictions were imposed by pro-theocratic forces on next subsequent elections.

On solar 29 May 1980, the first meeting of the first Parliament was held.

House of age at first was Yadollah Sahabi and first deputy speaker was Mehdi Bazargan. Accredited and approved the credit in 12 cases because Rahman Dadman, Khosrow Qashqai, Hassan Behroziye, Ahmad Madani and Abul Hossein Ghasemjani selection praesidium took permanent and Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was Speaker and Deputy Speakers was Akbar Parvaresh, Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha, Mohammad Yazdi and Mohammad Khamenei.

A pro-theocratic coalition of Islamic Republican Party, the Freedom Movement and the militant Muslim movement won the election to gain parliament seats.

 Summary of the 14 March and 9 May 1980 Majlis of Iran election results

Orientiation of candidates	Votes	%	Seats	% of Seats
Conservatives			130
Liberals			110
Marxists			20
Independents			10
Total (Turnout around 64.64%)		100	270	100
Source: IPU