Iranian Assembly of Experts election, 1982
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82 Seats in Assembly of Experts 54 seats needed for a majority | ||||
| Registered | 23,277,871[1] | |||
| Turnout | 77.38%[1] | |||
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The very first Iranian Assembly of Experts election was held on December 10, 1982 to elect all 82 members in 24 constituencies. 18,013,061 citizens voted in the elections, marking a 77.38% turnout. Out of 168 individuals registered to run, 146 (86.90%) were qualified allowed to do so.[1]
Held in two-round system, 76 seats were decided in the first round, as well as 7 in the second round.[2]
Experts winning the elections made decisive resolutions, including electing Hussein-Ali Montazeri as the first and only "Deputy Supreme Leader of Iran" (Persian: قائممقام رهبری) in May 1985, deposing him in November 1987, and electing the new Supreme Leader in June 1989.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "1982 Assembly of Experts Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal, Princeton University, retrieved 10 August 2015
- ↑ "جریان شناسی ادوار انتخابات مجلس خبرگان" (in Persian). Fars News Agency. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ "پنج دوره خبرگان؛ رد صلاحیتها" (in Persian). BBC Persian. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
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