1953 Iraqi Parliamentary Election
17 January 1953 · The Hashemite monarchy · 135 seats, 68 for a majority
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A managed election of the Hashemite monarchy: narrow franchise, heavy palace influence over candidacies and results, and a parliament that answered to the court more than the voters. Recorded here as history, not a fully free election.
Prime Minister before
Nureddin Mahmud
Independent
Prime Minister after
Jamil al-Midfai
Independent
Largest force
CUP
67 of 135 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Chamber of Deputies | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUP | Nuri as-Said | 67 | — | — | — | — | |
| UPF | Taha al-Hashimi | 11 | — | — | — | — |
57 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.