1953 Iraqi parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 17 January 1953 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies of Iraq.[1] The result was a victory for the Constitutional Union Party, which won 67 of the 135 seats. Only 57 seats were contested.[2]

1953 Iraqi parliamentary election
17 January 1953
All 135 seats to the Chamber of Deputies of Iraq
68 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Nuri as-Said Taha al-Hashimi
Party CUP UPF
Last election New party New party
Seats won 67 11
Seat change 67 11
Prime Minister before election

Nureddin Mahmud
Independent

 Elected Prime Minister

Jamil al-Midfai
Independent

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Results
Party Leader Votes % Seats +/–
Constitutional Union PartyNuri as-Said67New
United Popular FrontTaha al-Hashimi11New
Socialist Nation PartySayyid Salih Jabr8New
Istiqlal PartyMuhammad Mahdi Kubba1−4
Independents48−82
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total 135–3
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p97 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. Nohlen et al., p101
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