1953 Iraqi parliamentary election

1953 Iraqi parliamentary election

17 January 1953
All 135 seats to the Chamber of Deputies of Iraq 68 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Nuri as-Said Taha al-Hashimi Party CUP UPF Last election New party New party Seats won 67 11 Seat change 67 11
Prime Minister before election Nureddin Mahmud Independent Elected Prime Minister Jamil al-Midfai Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 17 January 1953 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies of Iraq. The result was a victory for the Constitutional Union Party, which won 67 of the 135 seats. Only 57 seats were contested.

Results

Party		Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Constitutional Union Party	Nuri as-Said			67	New
	United Popular Front	Taha al-Hashimi			11	New
	Socialist Nation Party	Sayyid Salih Jabr			8	New
	Istiqlal Party	Muhammad Mahdi Kubba			1	−4
	Independents				48	−82
Invalid/blank votes				–	–	–
Total					135	–3
Source: Nohlen et al.