Persian legislative election, 1923

Persian legislative election, 1923

All 138 seats to the National Consultative Assembly   First party Second party Third party   Leader Mohammad Tadayon Soleiman Eskandari Hassan Modarres Party Revival Party Socialist Party Reformers' Party Leader's seat Birjand Tehran Tehran Seats won 40[1] 14[1] 8[1]

Prime Minister before election Reza Khan Elected Prime Minister Reza Khan

The Persian legislative election of 1923 was held in November 1923 after the appointment of Reza Pahlavi as Prime Minister by Ahmad Shah Qajar. It was the last election in the Qajar Dynasty. Parliament opened on 11 February 1924.^[2]

During the elections, Reza Khan used the military to manipulate the elections in many tribal constituencies and gave allied Revival Party and Socialist Party majority.^[3] Only elections in Tehran was not manipulated.^[4]

References

1. آشنایی با تاریخ مجالس قانونگذاری در ایران دوره اول تا دوره شانزدهم [History of Legislatures in Iran (1285–1328)] (in Persian). Majlis Research Center. 2005 [1384]. pp. 103–104.
2. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p67 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
3. Abrahamian, Ervand (1982). Iran Between Two Revolutions. Princeton University Press. p. 132. ISBN 0-691-10134-5.
4. Azimi, Fakhreddin (2008). Quest for Democracy in Iran: A Century of Struggle Against Authoritarian Rule. Harvard University Press. p. 56. ISBN 0674027787.