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1984 Iraqi parliamentary election

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1984 Iraqi parliamentary election

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All 250 seats in the National Assembly
126 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
Leader Saddam Hussein
Party Ba'ath Party
Alliance NPF
Last election 187
Seats won 183
Seat change Decrease4

Prime Minister before election

Saddam Hussein
Ba'ath Party

Elected Prime Minister

Saddam Hussein
Ba'ath Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 20 October 1984.[1] The elections were contested by 782 candidates,[2] and saw the Ba'ath Party win 183 of the 250 seats.[3]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Ba'ath Party183–4
Independents and bloc parties67+4
Total2500
Total votes7,171,000
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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