1953 Iraqi parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 17 January 1953 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies.[1] The result was a victory for the Constitutional Union Party, which won 67 of the 135 seats. Only 57 seats were contested.[2]

1953 Iraqi parliamentary election

← 1948 17 January 1953 June 1954 →

All 135 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
68 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Nuri as-Said Taha al-Hashimi
Party CUP UPF
Last election New party New party
Seats won 67 11
Seat change Increase67 Increase11

Prime Minister before election

Nureddin Mahmud
Independent

Elected Prime Minister

Jamil al-Midfai
Independent

Results

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PartySeats+/–
Constitutional Union Party67New
United Popular Front11New
Socialist Nation Party8New
Iraqi Independence Party1−4
Independents48−82
Total135–3
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. ^ Nohlen et al., p101