Iraqi parliamentary election, 1996

Iraqi parliamentary election, 1996
Iraq
March 24, 1996
All 250 seats to the National Assembly of Iraq
126 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Saddam Hussein Masoud Barzani
Party Ba'ath Party KDP
Last election 207 0
Seats won 161 3
Seat change Decrease46 Increase3
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]

All candidates "had been approved beforehand by a committee chaired by the Justice Minister".[2]

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Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Ba'ath Party 161-46
Independents and bloc parties 83+40
Kurdistan Democratic Party 3New
Kurdistan Revolutionary Party 2New
Iraqi Communist Party 1New
Invalid/blank votes ---
Total7,480,000 2500
Source: IPU

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p97 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Iraq Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. ↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p101 ISBN 0-19-924958-X