Jump to content

1949 Iranian Senate election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is the current revision of this page, as edited by Pahlevun (talk | contribs) at 18:13, 6 March 2020 (removed Category:Elections in Iran using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this version.

(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
1949 Iranian Senate election

late August 1949 (first round) 1954 →

30 seats to the Senate

The first elections for the Senate of Iran were held in two-round system with the primary stage beginning in late August 1949 [Šahrīvar 1328 SH].[1] The elections aroused little enthusiasm in the country; voting was restricted to the literate citizens.[1] In Tehran, only 15,280 votes were cast.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Azimi, Fakhreddin (December 13, 2011) [December 15, 1998]. "ELECTIONS i. UNDER THE QAJAR AND PAHLAVI MONARCHIES, 1906-79". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 4. Vol. VIII. New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 345–355. Retrieved March 15, 2016.