Iraqi parliamentary election, 1980

Iraqi parliamentary election, 1980

20 June 1980

All 250 seats to the National Assembly of Iraq 126 seats were needed for a majority   First party   Leader Saddam Hussein Party Ba'ath Party Seats won 187

Prime Minister before election Saddam Hussein Ba'ath Party Elected Prime Minister Saddam Hussein Ba'ath Party

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Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 20 June 1980, the first since 1958.^[1] The election was contested by around 860 candidates, and saw the Ba'ath Party win 187 of the 250 seats.^[1] Voter turnout was approximately 80%.^[2]

Results

References

Elections and referendums in Iraq Parliamentary elections 1924 1925 1928 1930 1933 1934 1935 1937 (Feb) 1937 (Dec) 1939 1943 1947 1948 1953 1954 (Jun) 1954 (Sep) 1958 1980 1984 1989 1996 2000 2005 (Jan) 2005 (Dec) 2010 2014 Presidential elections 1995 2002 Governorate elections 2005 2009 2013 2014 Referendums 1921 2005 See also: Elections and referendums in Iraqi Kurdistan