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1923 Persian legislative election

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1923 Persian legislative election

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All 138 seats to the National Consultative Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Leader Mohammad Tadayon Soleiman Eskandari
Party Revival Party Socialist Party
Leader's seat Birjand Tehran
Seats won 40[1] 14[1]

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Hassan Modarres
Party Reformers' Party Independent
Leader's seat Tehran
Seats won 8[1] 76


Prime Minister before election

Reza Khan

Elected Prime Minister

Reza Khan

The Persian legislative election of 1923 was held in November 1923 after the appointment of Reza Pahlavi as prime minister by Ahmad Shah Qajar. It was the last election in the Qajar dynasty. Parliament opened on 11 February 1924.[2]

During the elections, Reza Khan used the military to manipulate the elections in many tribal constituencies and gave allied Revival Party and Socialist Party majority.[3] Only elections in Tehran was not manipulated.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c آشنایی با تاریخ مجالس قانونگذاری در ایران دوره اول تا دوره شانزدهم [History of Legislatures in Iran (1285–1328)] (in Persian). Majlis Research Center. 2005 [1384]. pp. 103–104. Archived from the original on 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p67 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  3. ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. pp. 132. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
  4. ^ Azimi, Fakhreddin (2008). Quest for Democracy in Iran: A Century of Struggle Against Authoritarian Rule. Harvard University Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0674027787.