1947 Iranian legislative election
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Parliamentary elections were held inIranin 1947. The newly elected parliament was opened on 17 July.[4]The election was a three-waypower strugglebetweenAhmad Qavam,Mohammad Reza Shahand pro-Britainconservative politicians.[5]: 240
Prime MinisterQavam's control over electoral machinery was in many districts challenged by "Imperial Iranian Armyofficers, independent local magnates and pro-Britishprovincial governors ".[5]: 240–241
A public protest by shopkeepers, bazaaris and university students and headed byMohammad Mosaddeghamong other politicians was held to call for a free elections, however, despiteQavam's promise to hold a free election, it was "rigged"and hisDemocrat Party of Iranwon the majority, including all 12 seats inTehran.[5]: 240–241
Fraction members
[edit]| Fraction | Seats | Leader(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 80 | Mohammad-Reza Hekmat(conservative wing) Mohammad-Taqi Bahar(intellectual right-wing) |
| National Unionists | 35 | Ezatollah Bayat, Ardalan and Matin-Daftari |
| National Caucus (pro-British) | 25 | Madani and Taheri |
| Source:Abrahamian[5]: 242 | ||
References
[edit]- ^Mohammad Mosaddegh,though not a member of the parliament, led the mainopposition.[2]National Frontwas established in 1949 and hence was not present in the election. Most opposition members wereIran Partyformer members who split toIran Unity Partyafter its alliance withTudeh PartyandAzerbaijani Democratic Party.[3]
- ^گاهنامه پنجاه سال شاهنشاهی پهلوی[Chronology of the fifty-year Pahlavi Kingship] (in Persian). Vol. 1. Paris: Soheil Press. 1986. p. 408.
- ^abcdRo'i, Yaacov (1974).From Encroachment to Involvement: A Documentary Study of Soviet Policy in the Middle East, 1945–1973.Transaction Publishers.p. 44.ISBN1412824117.
- ^abMatini, Jalal(2009).نگاهی به کارنامه سیاسی دکتر محمد مصدق[A Glance at the Political Career of Dr. Mohammad Mosaddeq] (in Persian). Los Angeles, CA: Ketab Co. p. 179.ISBN978-1595842268.
- ^Dieter Nohlen,Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001)Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I,p67ISBN0-19-924958-X
- ^abcdAbrahamian, Ervand (1982).Iran Between Two Revolutions.Princeton Book Company Publishers.ISBN0-691-10134-5.
Further reading
[edit]- Parliamentary Politics in Revolutionary Iran: The Institutionalization of Factional Politics(Hardcover) (Publisher: Gainesville: University Press of Florida, ©1996.)ISBN978-0-8130-1461-6
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