1989 Iraqi parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 1 April 1989, having originally been scheduled for 31 August 1988, but postponed due to the Iran–Iraq War.[1] The elections were contested by 921 candidates,[2] and saw the Ba'ath Party win 207 of the 250 seats.

1989 Iraqi parliamentary election
1 April 1989
All 250 seats in the National Assembly of Iraq
126 seats were needed for a majority
  First party
 
Leader Saddam Hussein
Party Ba'ath Party
Alliance National Progressive Front
Last election 183
Seats won 207
Seat change 24
Prime Minister before election

Saddam Hussein
Ba'ath Party

 Elected Prime Minister

Saddam Hussein
Ba'ath Party

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Results
Alliance Party Votes % Seats +/−
National Progressive FrontBa'ath Party207+24
Independents and bloc parties43−24
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total2500
Source: IPU
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References
  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p. 97 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. Iraq Inter-Parliamentary Union
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