1996 Iraqi parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 24 March 1996.[1] The elections were contested by 689 candidates,[2] although 30 MPs were appointed to represent Iraqi Kurdistan.[3] The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 161 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was reported to be 93.5%.[2]

1996 Iraqi parliamentary election
24 March 1996
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 207
Seats won 161
Seat change 46
Prime Minister before election

Saddam Hussein
Ba'ath Party

 Elected Prime Minister

Saddam Hussein
Ba'ath Party

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All candidates "had been approved beforehand by a committee chaired by the Justice Minister".[2]

Results
Alliance Party Votes % Seats +/–
National Progressive FrontBa'ath Party161–46
Kurdistan Democratic Party3New
Kurdistan Revolutionary Party2New
Communist Party of Iraq1New
Independents and bloc parties83+40
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total7,480,0002500
Source: IPU
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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
  2. Iraq Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. Nohlen et al., p101
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