Elections in Iran

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Iran elects on national level a head of state and head of government (the president), a legislature (the Majlis), and an "Assembly of Experts" (which elects the Supreme Leader). Also City and Village Council elections are held every four years throughout the country. The president is elected for a four-year term by the people. The Parliament or Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majlis-e Shura-ye Eslami) has 290 members, elected for a four-year term in multi- and single-seat constituencies. Elections for the Assembly of Experts are held every eight years. Mayors will be elected by popular vote for the first time in 2013. All candidates have to be approved by the Guardian Council. See Politics of Iran for more details.

Until January 2007, when it was raised to 18, the voting age was 15 years, the lowest globally at the time.[1]

The most recent presidential election and the most recent local elections were held on 14 June 2013, simultaneously for the first time.[2][3]

Upcoming elections

2016 Assembly of Experts election

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2016 parliamentary election

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Elections since 1979

Presidential elections

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Majlis elections

Elections of the Parliament
Date N. Eligible Voters N. Actual Voters Voter Turnout N. Precincts N. Seats N. C. Registered N. C. Qualified C. Qualified Ref.
14 March & 9 May 1980 20,758,391 Steady 10,875,969 Steady 52.14% Steady 193 Steady 270 Steady 3,694 Steady 1,910 Steady 51.70% Steady [4]
15 April & 17 May 1984 24,143,498 Increase 15,607,306 Increase 64.64% Increase 193 Steady 270 Steady 1,592 Decrease 1,231 Decrease 77.32% Increase [5]
8 April & 13 May 1988 27,986,736 Increase 16,714,281 Increase 59.72% Decrease 193 Steady 270 Steady 1,999 Increase 1,417 Increase 70.88% Decrease [6]
10 April & 8 May 1992 32,465,558 Increase 18,767,042 Increase 57.71% Decrease 196 Increase 270 Steady 3,233 Increase 2,741 Increase 84.78% Increase [7]
8 March & 19 April 1996 34,716,000 Increase 24,682,386 Increase 71.10% Increase 196 Steady 270 Steady 8,365 Increase 6,954 Increase 83.18% Decrease [8]
18 February & 5 May 2000 38,726,431 Increase 26,082,157 Increase 67.35% Decrease 207 Increase 290 Increase 6,853 Decrease 5,742 Decrease 83.37% Increase [9]
20 February & 7 May 2004 46,351,032 Increase 23,734,677 Decrease 51.21% Decrease 207 Steady 290 Steady 8,172 Increase 5,450 Decrease 66.69% Decrease [10]
14 March & 25 April 2008 43,824,254 Decrease 22,350,254 Decrease 51% Decrease
Disputed[lower-alpha 1]
207 Steady 290 Steady 7,597 Decrease 4,476 Decrease 58.92% Decrease [14][15][11][16]
2 March & 4 May 2012 48,288,799 Increase 26,472,760 Increase 64.2% Increase
Disputed[lower-alpha 2]
207 Steady 290 Steady 5,382 Decrease 3,444 Decrease 55% Decrease [19][20][17][18]
25 February 2016 N/A N/A N/A 207 Steady 310 Increase N/A N/A N/A

Latest elections

2013 presidential election

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The 2013 Iranian presidential election was held on 14 June 2013. Hassan Rouhani was elected to succeed outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Candidate Votes %
Hassan Rouhani 18,613,329 50.88
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf 6,077,292 16.46
Saeed Jalili 4,168,946 11.31
Mohsen Rezaee 3,884,412 10.55
Ali Akbar Velayati 2,268,753 6.16
Mohammad Gharazi 446,015 1.22
Valid votes 35,458,747 96.58
Blank or invalid votes 1,245,409 3.42
Total votes cast 36,704,156 100
Registered voters/turnout 50,483,192 72.70
Sources: Ministry of Interior of Iran

2013 local elections

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2012 parliamentary election

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2006 Assembly of Experts election

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See also

Notes and References

Notes

  1. Despite an increase in Iranian population comparing to previous elections, number of eligible voters decreased. This was due to the fact that voting age was raised from 15 to 18.[11] Ministry of Interior declared that eligible voters are some 43 million people, while according to the official results of 2006 general census done by the ministry's subdivision, "Statistical Center of Iran" (Persian: مرکز آمار ایران‎‎), the population of people over 18 years old was millions more, particularly 47,579,013. This led to allegations of 'manipulation'.[12][13][14]
  2. The official voter turnout was declared 64.2% by the Ministry of Interior. Considering the official statistics published by the ministry, observers and analysts say that the numbers are paradoxical and the turnout would be calculated 54.6% or 54.8%. They also dispute number of eligible voters.[17][18]

References

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External links

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