1956 Iranian Legislative Election
1956 · Under the Pahlavis · 136 seats
Nationalists' Party finished first with 71 of 136 seats. Hossein Ala' stayed in office.
The court managed these elections: the source files most of them under electoral fraud in Iran, and describes them as systematically controlled by the royal court.
President before
Hossein Ala'
Independent
President (continued)
Hossein Ala'
Independent
Largest force
Nationalists' Party
71 of 136 seats
Turnout
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The result
Nationalists' Party
71
seats
People's Party
36
seats
Other parties
9
seats
Independents
20
seats