1948 Iraqi parliamentary election

1948 Iraqi parliamentary election

15 June 1948
All 138 seats to the Chamber of Deputies 51 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader  – Muhammad Mahdi Kubba Party Independent Independence Seats won 130 5   Third party Fourth party   Leader Kamel al-Chaderji Tawfiq al-Suwaidi Party National Democratic Liberal Seats won 2 1
Prime Minister before election Muhammad as-Sadr Independent Subsequent Prime Minister Muzahim al-Pachachi Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 15 June 1948. The majority of seats were won by independents.

Results

Party		Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Istiqlal Party	Muhammad Mahdi Kubba			5
	National Democratic Party	Kamel al-Chaderji			2
	Liberal Party	Tawfiq al-Suwaidi			1
	Independents	–			130
Invalid/blank votes				–	–	–
Total				100	138
Source: Nohlen et al.