1984 Iraqi parliamentary election

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1984 Iraqi parliamentary election
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All 250 seats in the National Assembly
126 seats needed for a majority
  First party
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Leader Saddam Hussein
Party Ba'ath Party
Alliance NPF
Last election 187
Seats won 183
Seat change Decrease 4

Prime Minister before election

Saddam Hussein
Ba'ath Party

Elected Prime Minister

Saddam Hussein
Ba'ath Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 20 October 1984.[1] The elections were contested by 782 candidates,[2] and saw the Ba'ath Party win 183 of the 250 seats.[3]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Ba'ath Party183–4
Independents and bloc parties67+4
Total2500
Total votes7,171,000
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p97 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. Iraq Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. Nohlen et al., p101