1984 Iraqi parliamentary election (original) (raw)

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1984 Iraqi parliamentary election

1980 20 October 1984 1989
All 250 seats in the National Assembly126 seats needed for a majority
First party Leader Saddam Hussein Party Ba'ath Party Alliance NPF Last election 187 Seats won 183 Seat change Decrease 4
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]

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Ba'ath Party 183 –4
Independents and bloc parties 67 +4
Total 250 0
Total votes 7,171,000
Source: Nohlen et al.
  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