Iraqi parliamentary election, 1996

Iraqi parliamentary election, 1996

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March 24, 1996
→ 2000

All 250 seats to the National Assembly of Iraq
126 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Saddam Hussein Massoud Barzani Abd as-Sattar Tahir Sharif
Party Ba'ath Party KDP Kurdistan Revolutionary Party
Last election 207 - -
Seats won 161 3 2
Seat change 46* 3* 2*

  Fourth party
 
Leader Hamid Majid Mousa
Party Iraqi Communist Party
Last election -
Seats won 1
Seat change 1*

Prime Minister before election

Saddam Hussein
Ba'ath Party

Elected Prime Minister

Saddam Hussein
Ba'ath Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 24 March 1996.[1] The election was contested by 689 candidates,[2] although 30 MPs were appointed to represent Iraqi Kurdistan.[3] The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 161 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be 93.5%.[2]

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Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Ba'ath Party 161 -46
Independents and bloc parties 83 +40
Kurdish Democratic Party 3 New
Kurdish Revolutionary Party 2 New
Iraqi Communist Party 1 New
Invalid/blank votes - - -
Total 7,480,000 250 0
Source: IPU

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p97 ISBN 019924958
  2. ^ a b Iraq Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p101 ISBN 019924958