September 1954 Iraqi parliamentary election

September 1954 Iraqi parliamentary election

12 September 1954
All 135 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 68 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Nuri as-Said Salih Jabr Party CUP SNP Last election 50 21 Seats won 94 8 Seat change 44 13
Prime Minister before election Nuri al-Said CUP Elected Prime Minister Nuri al-Said CUP

Early parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 12 September 1954,[1] after the Chamber of Deputies elected in June was dissolved by the King on 3 August. The Constitutional Union Party remained the largest party, winning 94 of the 135 seats, although only 25 seats were actually contested.[2]

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Constitutional Union Party	94	+44
	Socialist Nation Party	8	–13
	Iraqi Independence Party	2	+2
	United Popular Front	2	+1
	Independents	29	–24
Total		135	0
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., p102