1980 Parliamentary Election

First Parliamentary Election

Date of Election 14 March 1980
Number of Eligible Voters 20,857,391
Number of Actual Voters 10,875,969
Voter Turnout (%) 52.14
Number of Precincts 193
Number of Candidates Needed 270
Number of Candidates Registered to Run 3,694
Number of Candidates Allowed to Run (1) 1,910
Percentage of Candidates Allowed to Run 51.70%
Number of Female Candidates Registered to Run 90
Number of Female Candidates Elected  4

Sources:

Iranian Ministry of Interior (www.moi.ir)

For Data on Number of Candidate Allowed to Run and Percentage of Candidates Allowed to Run: Markaz-e Asnad-e Enghelab Eslami (www.irdc.ir)

For Data on Female Candidates: Tahereh Pour-Ardeshir,”Gozaresh-e Khaneh-e Mellat az Naqsh-e Zanan-e Qanungozar dar Keshvar,” 6 April 2008.

Notes:

Iran’s Guardian Council has the right to suspend elections in certain towns and provinces under the pretext that they may cause unrest. This right was used by the Guardian Council in this parliamentary election in 30 Wards.

There is no public data on the number of female candidates allowed to run.

(1) Candidates submitting their candidacy are first vetted by the Ministry of Interior and then by the Guardian Council. The number we show under `candidates allowed to run` represents the number of candidates allowed to run after the vetting processes by both the Ministry of Interior and the Guardian Council are completed.

Breakdown of Votes Based on Province

Province Eligible Voters        Votes  Turnout (percent)
East Azerbaijan  1,840,674  785,738 42.69
West Azerbaijan  836,643  378,718 45.27
Esfahan  1,366,798  834,584 61.06
Ilam  141,047  76,381 54.15
Bushehr  224,584  117,944 52.52
Tehran  3,924,451  2,398,868 61.13
Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari  229,763  126,405 55.02
 Khorasan  2,061,004  1,133,882 55.02
Khuzestan  1,243,703  645,229 51.88
Zanjan  662,298  371,361 56.07
Semnan  188,738  117,737 62.38
Sistan and Baluchestan  416,500  124,065 29.79
Fars  1,266,816  643,421 50.79
Kurdistan  460,775  103,641 22.49
Kerman  659,337  243,574 36.94
Kermanshah  620,903  234,675 37.8
Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad  141,572  62,193 43.93
Gilan  957,343  380,101 39.7
Lorestan  536,077  303,289 56.58
Mazandaran  1,434,502  767,226 53.48
Markazi  472,055  425,347 90.11
Hormozgan  297,659  125,696 42.23
Hamadan  641,891  284,516 44.32
Yazd  232,258  150,751 64.91
Iran (total)  20,857,391  10,875,969 52.14