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2008 Assembly of Experts by-election in Tehran province

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2008 Tehran Province by-election

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The vacant seat to the Assembly of Experts
 
Candidate Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani Mohammad-Ali Amin
Party Combatant Clergy Association
Popular vote 1,445,554 343,825
Percentage 50.22% 11.94%

Subsequent Member

Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani

A by-election was held on 14 March 2008 for the vacant seat of the Assembly of Experts in Tehran Province, caused by death of Ali Meshkini who held office as chairman of the assembly.[1] It was held along with the 2008 Iranian legislative election.[1]

The seat was won by conservative Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, the secretary-General of Combatant Clergy Association, who was endorsed by Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom in addition to his own organization. The parliamentary electoral alliance United Front of Principlists also supported him.[1]

The candidate supported by the reformists ended up in the third place.

Result

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# Candidate Electoral list Votes % Notes
CCA SST UFP RC
1 Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani checkY checkY checkY 1,445,554 50.22 Elected
2 Mohammad-Ali Amin 343,825 11.94 Defeated
3 Mohammad Sajjadi Ata-Abadi checkY 167,396 5.82
4 Ahmad Mousavi-Vadeghani 111,745 3.88
Blank/Invalid Votes 809,891 28.14
Total Votes 2,878,411 100
Source: IRNA / E'temad newspaper

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Newsline", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 18 March 2008, retrieved 15 March 2021