1970 Iranian local elections
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960 council seats in 150 local Councils
  First party Second party
 
Leader Amir-Abbas Hoveyda Asadollah Alam
Party New Iran Party People's Party
Seats won 838 96
Seat change Increase 32 Decrease 30

The second[1] local elections in Iran, and the first to elect the members of provincial and township councils (Anjoman), were held in September 1970.[2] 960 seats for 150 councils were up for election.[2]

Results

According to Rouhollah K. Ramazani, New Iran Party gained more than 60% of the votes and 300 out of 960 seats[2] while Dishon et al reported the number of seats won by each party as the following:

Party Seats Share (%)
New Iran Party 838 88.86
People's Party 96 10.18
Independents 9 0.95
Total 943 100
Source: Dishon et al.[3]

By Province

Province Seats
New Iran Party People's Party Nonpartisan
Central
183 / 229
43 / 229
3 / 229
Khorasan
207 / 261
44 / 261
10 / 261
Esfahan
110 / 138
26 / 138
2 / 138
East Azerbaijan
179 / 252
79 / 252
0 / 252
Khuzestan
120 / 157
37 / 157
0 / 157
Mazandaran
178 / 209
31 / 209
0 / 209
Fars
139 / 160
9 / 160
12 / 160
Gilan
107 / 154
47 / 154
3 / 154
West Azerbaijan
107 / 132
25 / 132
0 / 132
Kerman
70 / 91
21 / 91
0 / 91
Kermanshah
58 / 83
24 / 83
1 / 83
Coastal
54 / 74
20 / 74
0 / 74
Sistan & Baluchestan
32 / 64
32 / 64
0 / 64
Kordestan
80 / 86
4 / 86
2 / 86
Hamedan
70 / 91
21 / 91
0 / 91
Lorestan
56 / 73
17 / 73
0 / 73
Zanjan
54 / 56
2 / 56
0 / 56
Yazd
37 / 41
4 / 41
0 / 41
Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari
33 / 34
1 / 34
0 / 34
Semnan
29 / 29
0 / 29
0 / 29
Ilam
8 / 35
25 / 35
2 / 35
Boyer-Ahmad & Kohgiluyeh
22 / 23
1 / 23
0 / 23
Total
1,927 / 2,472
510 / 2,472
35 / 2,472
Source: Ministry of Interior[4]

References

  1. ^ "Village, City/Town, Township/Provincial Councils", Iran Almanac and Book of Facts, Echo of Iran, 1974, p. 102
  2. ^ a b c Ramazani, Rouhollah K. (1974). "Iran's 'White Revolution': a Study in Political Development". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 5 (2): 124–139 (subscription required). JSTOR 162585.
  3. ^ Dishon, Daniel, ed. (1977), Middle East Record: 1969–1970, vol. 5, Israel Oriental Society, Reuven Shiloah Research Center, pp. 682–684, ISBN 9780470216118
  4. ^ Statistical Yearbook of Iran 1352 (March 1973–March 1974) (PDF), Statistical Center of Iran, June 1976, Chapter IXL: Politics, Table 10: Members of the 1st Shahrestan Councils by Affiliation to Political Parties and Administrative Divisions, 1349, p. 510 – via The Iran Social Science Data Portal


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