All Iraq elections

2000 Iraqi Parliamentary Election

27 March 2000 · Ba'athist rituals · 250 seats, 126 for a majority

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 27 March 2000. The elections were contested by 522 candidates, including 25 women.

A ritual of Ba'athist rule: every candidate was vetted by the regime and the National Assembly held no real power. Recorded here as history, not an election.

Prime Minister before

Saddam Hussein

Ba'ath Party

Prime Minister (continued)

Saddam Hussein

Ba'ath Party

Largest force

Ba'ath Party

165 of 250 seats

Turnout

The result

Share of the National Assembly
Ba'ath PartySaddam Hussein165+4

85 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.