1948 Iraqi parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 15 June 1948 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies of Iraq.[1] The majority of seats were won by independents.

1948 Iraq parliamentary elections

15 June 1948

All 138 seats to the Chamber of Deputies of Iraq
51 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader   Muhammad Mahdi Kubba
Party Independent Independence
Seats won 130 5

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Kamel al-Chaderji Tawfiq al-Suwaidi
Party National Democratic Liberal
Seats won 2 1

Prime Minister before election

Muhammad as-Sadr
Independent

Subsequent Prime Minister

Muzahim al-Pachachi
Independent

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Results

Party Leader Votes % Seats +/–
Istiqlal PartyMuhammad Mahdi Kubba5
National Democratic PartyKamel al-Chaderji2
Liberal PartyTawfiq al-Suwaidi1
Independents130
Invalid/blank votes
Total 100138
Source: Nohlen et al.
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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p97 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
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