June 1954 Iraqi parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 9 June 1954, although they were delayed until 14 June in some areas due to social upheaval.[1] The Constitutional Union Party remained the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, winning 50 of the 135 seats, although 53 were won by independents.[1] Despite the government creating obstacles for opposition candidates, they were described as "undoubtedly the freest elections in Iraqi history" in 2001.[2]
Results
[edit]| Party | Seats | +/– | |
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| Constitutional Union Party | 50 | –17 | |
| Socialist Nation Party | 21 | +13 | |
| National Patriotic Front | 10 | New | |
| United Popular Front | 1 | –10 | |
| Independents | 53 | +5 | |
| Total | 135 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
Aftermath
[edit]Due to his concerns about the opposition's strength, Nuri al-Said sought to dissolve the parliament.[3] King Faisal II dissolved the newly elected parliament on 3 August and early elections were held in September.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p101 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ a b Nohlen et al, p86
- ^ "انتخابات 1954، وكيف اجهضت السلطة فوز الجبهة الوطنية بحل المجلس النيابي". Al-Mada. 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
