1984 Parliamentary Election

Second Parliamentary Election

Date of Election 15 April 1984
Number of Eligible Voters 24,143,498
Number of Actual Voters 15,607,306
Voter Turnout (%) 64.64
Number of Precincts 193
Number of Candidates Needed 270
Number of Candidates Registered to Run 1,592
Number of Candidates Allowed to Run (1) 1,231
Percentage of Candidates Allowed to Run 77.32%
Number of Female Candidates Registered to Run 25*
Number of Female Candidates Elected  4

 Sources:

Iranian Ministry of Interior (www.moi.ir).     http://www.moi.ir/portal/File/ShowFile.aspx?ID=3a338000-4049-458b-bde7-fda84e768409

Markaz-e Asnad-e Enghlab Eslami (www.irdc.ir).

* Tahereh Pour-Ardeshir,”Gozaresh-e Khaneh-e Mellat az Naqsh-e Zanan-e Qanungozar dar Keshvar,” April 6, 2008.

Notes:

Iran’s Guardian Council has the constitutional right to suspend elections in certain towns and provinces under the pretext that they may cause unrest. In this election, the Guardian Council suspended the voting process in 12 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  2,040,698  1,167,626 57.22
West Azerbaijan  961,212  623,279 64.84
Esfahan  1,621,306  1,119,635 69.06
Ilam  165,654  120,014 72.45
Bushehr  272,166  179,315 65.88
Tehran  4,625,423  2,791,176 60.34
Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari  275,732  204,175 74.05
 Khorasan  2,454,450  1,639,924 66.81
Khuzestan  1,316,743  894,925 67.97
Zanjan  751,413  567,606 75.54
Semnan  219,229  177,843 81.12
Sistan and Baluchestan  502,052  193,764 38.59
Fars  1,501,693  996,863 66.38
Kurdistan  514,571  246,512 47.91
Kerman  759,804  513,083 67.53
Kermanshah  711,935  372,743 52.36
Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad  171,385  135,178 78.87
Gilan  1,100,774  671,040 60.96
Lorestan  616,671  414,520 67.22
Mazandaran  1,676,349  1,206,983 72
Markazi  533,780  385,288 72.18
Hormozgan  346,891  209,121 60.28
Hamadan  726,320  504,462 69.45
Yazd  277,247  208,573 75.23
Iran (total)  24,143,498  15,607,306 64.64