List of elections and referendums in Iran

This is an overview of all elections and referendums held in Iran since the first time in 1906.

List
Year Date Election Head of state Notes
1906 JulyParliament (I)Mozaffareddin ShahRevolution
1907 N/AMohammad Ali Shah N/A
1908 Coup d'état
1909 ?Parliament (II)Ahmad ShahCivil War
1910 N/A N/A
1911 Russian Occupation
1912
1913
1914 ?Parliament (III)World War I
British/Russian/Ottoman Occupation
1915 N/A
1916
1917
1918
1919 N/A
1920
1921 ?Parliament (IV)Coup d'état
1922 N/A N/A
1923 NovemberParliament (V)[lower-alpha 1]
1924 N/A
1925 ?Constituent Assembly (I)New dynasty established
1926 ?–27 JuneParliament (VI)[lower-alpha 1]Reza Shah N/A
1927 N/A
1928 ?Parliament (VII)[lower-alpha 2]
1929 N/A
1930 ?Parliament (VIII)[lower-alpha 2]
1931 N/A
1932 ?Parliament (IX)[lower-alpha 2]
1933 N/A
1934
1935 ?Parliament (X)[lower-alpha 2]
1936 N/A
1937 ?Parliament (XI)[lower-alpha 2]
1938 N/A
1939 ?Parliament (XII)[lower-alpha 2]
1940 N/A
1941 ?Parliament (XIII)[lower-alpha 2]Mohammad Reza ShahWorld War II
British/Soviet Occupation
1942 N/A
1943 November–February Parliament (XIV)
1944 N/A
1945 N/A
1946
1947 January–?Parliament (XV)[lower-alpha 3]
1948 N/A
1949 ?Constituent Assembly (II)[lower-alpha 3]
August–?Senate (I)
1950 ?Parliament (XVI)[lower-alpha 1]
1951 N/A
1952 ?Parliament (XVII)[lower-alpha 4]
1953 3–10 AugustReferendum (I)Coup d'état
1954 ? Parliament (XVIII)[lower-alpha 3] N/A
Senate (II)[lower-alpha 3]
1955 N/A
1956 ?Parliament (XIX)
1957 N/A
1958
1959
1960 ?Senate (III)
30 July–20 AugustParliament (XX)[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5]
1961 ?Parliament (XX)
1962 N/A
1963 26 JanuaryReferendum (II)
17 SeptemberParliament (XXI)
Senate (IV)
1964 N/A
1965
1966
1967 4 AugustParliament (XXII)
Senate (V)
Constituent Assembly (III)
1968 N/A
1969
1970
1971 9 JulyParliament (XXIII)
Senate (VI)
1972 N/A
1973
1974
1975 20 JuneParliament (XXIV)
Senate (VII)
1976 N/A
1977
1978
1979 30–31 MarchReferendum (III)Ruhollah Khomeini Revolution
3 AugustConstituent Assembly (IV)
2–3 DecemberReferendum (IV)
1980 25 JanuaryPresident (I) War
14 March/9 MayParliament (XXV)
1981 24 JulyPresident (II)
2 OctoberPresident (III)
1982 10 DecemberAssembly of Experts (I)
1983 N/A
1984 15 April/17 MayParliament (XXVI)
1985 16 AugustPresident (IV)
1986 N/A
1987
1988 8 April/13 MayParliament (XXVII)
1989 28 JulyPresident (V)Ali Khamenei N/A
Referendum (V)
1990 8 OctoberAssembly of Experts (II)
1991 N/A
1992 10 April/8 MayParliament (XXVIII)
1993 11 JunePresident (VI)
1994 N/A
1995
1996 8 March/19 AprilParliament (XXIX)
1997 23 MayPresident (VII)
1998 23 OctoberAssembly of Experts (III)
1999 26 FebruaryLocal (I)
2000 18 February/5 MayParliament (XXX)
2001 8 JunePresident (VIII)
2002 N/A
2003 28 FebruaryLocal (II)
2004 20 February/7 MayParliament (XXXI)
2005 17/24 JunePresident (IX)
2006 15 DecemberAssembly of Experts (IV)
Local (III)
2007 N/A
2008 14 March/25 AprilParliament (XXXII)
2009 12 JunePresident (X)[lower-alpha 6]
2010 N/A
2011
2012 2 March/4 MayParliament (XXXIII)
2013 14 JunePresident (XI)
Local (IV)
2014 N/A
2015
2016 26 February/29 April Assembly of Experts (V)
Parliament (XXXIV)
2017 19 MayPresident (XII)
Local (V)
Scheduled Future Elections
2020 TBDParliament (XXXV) N/A
2021 TBD President (XIII)
Local (VI)

See also

Notes
  1. Rigged in the shahrestans[1]
  2. Vast fraud nationwide by the court and military[1]
  3. Fraudulent[1]
  4. Election suspended[1]
  5. Results annulled[1]
  6. Protests escalated for alleged manipulation

References
  1. (Azimi 2011)
  • Azimi, Fakhreddin (December 13, 2011) [December 15, 1998], "ELECTIONS i. UNDER THE QAJAR AND PAHLAVI MONARCHIES, 1906-79. ii. Under the Islamic republic, 1979-92", in Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.), Encyclopædia Iranica, 4, VIII, New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press, pp. 345–355, retrieved March 15, 2016
  • Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (2001), "Iran", Elections in Asia: A Data Handbook, I, Oxford University Press, pp. 57–83, ISBN 0-19-924958-X
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