1961 Iranian Legislative Election
10 January to 4 February 1961 · Under the Pahlavis · 165 seats
Party of Nationalists finished first with 69 of 165 seats. Ali Amini replaced Jafar Sharif-Emami.
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
Jafar Sharif-Emami
Independent
President after
Ali Amini
Independent
Largest force
Party of Nationalists
69 of 165 seats
Turnout
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The result
| Share of the Islamic Consultative Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party of Nationalists | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | |
| People's Party | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | |
| Iran Party | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Independents | — | 31 | — | — | — | — |