Electoral history of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

This is a summary of the electoral history of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, an Iranian politician who was member of Assembly of Experts from Tehran Province since 1982 and Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council since 1989, and has been previously Chairman of the Assembly of Experts (2007–2011), President of Iran (1989–1997), and The Speaker and member of Islamic Consultative Assembly (1980–1989) from Tehran and Minister of Interior (1979–1980).

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in 2008

Parliament elections

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1980

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He was elected to the Parliament representing Tehran with 1,151,514 (54%) votes.[1] He was ranked 15th in the constituency and won a seat in first round.[2]

1984

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He was elected to the Parliament representing Tehran with 1,891,264 (81.9%) votes.[3] He received the most votes and won the first seat in the constituency.[4]

1988

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He was elected to the Parliament representing Tehran with 1,573,587 (82.3%) votes.[5] He received the most votes and won the first seat in the constituency.[4]

2000

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He received 749,884 (25.58%) votes and secured 30th and the last seat of Tehran for the parliament, but withdrawed after the election.[6]

Speaker of the Parliament elections

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He was elected as Speaker of the Parliament of Iran in 10 consecutive sessions (3 terms).[7][8]

Term Years Session Votes % Deputy
1st 1980–1984 1st
146 / 196
74.5 Ali-Akbar Parvaresh
2nd
140 / 167
83.8 Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha
3rd
167 / 188
88.8 Mohammad Yazdi
4th 165
2nd 1984–1988 1st
181 / 189
95.7
2nd
200 / 228
87.7
3rd
179 / 224
79.9 Mehdi Karroubi
4th
183 / 230
79.5 Mohammad Yazdi
3rd 1988–1989 1st
187 / 192
97.4 Mehdi Karroubi
2nd
230 / 241
95.4

Presidential elections

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1989

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According to Nohen et al,[9] he was the winner, receiving 15,537,394 votes (94.51%). ISSDP[10] reported 15,550,528 votes (94.52%).

1993

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According to Nohen et al,[9] he was the winner, receiving 10,449,933 votes (64%). ISSDP[11] reported 10,566,499 (63%).

2005

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He was the leader in the first round, receiving 6,211,937 votes (21.13%). In the second round, he dropped to second place with 10,046,701 votes (35.93%).[12]

2013

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Assembly of Experts

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1982

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According to Abbas Abdi, he received ≈2.22 million votes out of ≈3.2 votes (≈69%) in Tehran.[13]

1990

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According to Abbas Abdi, he received ≈1.60 million votes out of ≈1.9 votes (≈82%) in Tehran.[13]

1998

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According to Abbas Abdi, he received ≈1.68 million votes out of ≈2.8 votes (≈60%) in Tehran.[13]

2006

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According to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), he received ≈1.56 million votes.[14]

Chairman of the Assembly of Experts elections

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Term Date Candidate Votes %
4th 25 July 2007[15] Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
41 / 75
54.7
Ahmad Jannati
34 / 75
45.3
Mohammad Yazdi Withdrew
10 March 2009[16] Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
51 / 79
65.55
Mohammad Yazdi
26 / 79
32.9
8 March 2011[17] Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
83 / 84
98.8
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Withdrew
10 March 2015 (1st Round)[18] Mohammad Yazdi
35 / 73
47.9
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
25 / 73
34.2
Mohammad Momen
13 / 73
17.8
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi Withdrew
10 March 2015 (2nd Round)[18] Mohammad Yazdi
47 / 73
64.4
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
24 / 73
32.9

References

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  1. ^ Getting to Know the Representatives in the Majles (PDF), Iranian Parliament, p. 124[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ نمایندگان تهران در مجلس اول / رای اکثر نمایندگان بیش از یک میلیون بود (in Persian), Khabar Online, retrieved 24 March 2015
  3. ^ Getting to Know the Representatives in the Majles (PDF), Iranian Parliament, p. 245[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b رکوردداری هاشمی در انتخابات مجلس / کسب 1891264 رای مردم تهران (in Persian), Hashemi Rafsanjani Official Website, archived from the original on 2 April 2015, retrieved 23 March 2015
  5. ^ Getting to Know the Representatives in the Majles (PDF), Iranian Parliament, p. 356[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ بازخواني عمليات جوخه‌هاي ترور حزب مشاركت عليه هاشمي رفسنجاني (in Persian), Fars News Agency, archived from the original on 24 September 2015, retrieved 23 March 2015
  7. ^ هیأت رئیسه پارلمان در ۳۳ سال گذشته (in Persian), Khabar Online, retrieved 23 March 2015
  8. ^ هاشمی چگونه رئیس مجلس دوم و سوم شد ؟ (in Persian), Hashemi Rafsanjani Official Website, archived from the original on 20 January 2015, retrieved 23 March 2015
  9. ^ a b Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (2001). "Iran". Elections in Asia: A Data Handbook. Vol. I. Oxford University Press. p. 76. ISBN 0-19-924958-X.
  10. ^ "1989 Presidential Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal, Princeton University, retrieved 10 August 2015
  11. ^ "1993 Presidential Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal, Princeton University, retrieved 17 June 2017
  12. ^ Electoral Geography of Iranian presidential election, 2005
  13. ^ a b c Abdi, Abbas, نتايج خبرگان (in Persian), archived from the original on 22 January 2013, retrieved 24 March 2015
  14. ^ Votes (Iranian Students' News Agency
  15. ^ بازتاب انتخاب آیت الله هاشمی رفسنجانی (in Persian), Assembly of Experts, archived from the original on 20 July 2014, retrieved 23 March 2015
  16. ^ در انتخابات سال 87 خبرگان چه گذشت؟ (in Persian), Hashemi Rafsanjani Official Website, archived from the original on 2 April 2015, retrieved 23 March 2015
  17. ^ یک صندلی و دو هاشمی (in Persian), ISNA, retrieved 23 March 2015
  18. ^ a b آیت‌الله محمد یزدی رئیس مجلس خبرگان رهبری شد (in Persian), Khabar Online, retrieved 23 March 2015