Eighth Parliamentary Election
| Date of Election | 14 March 2008 |
| Number of Eligible Voters | 43,824,254 |
| Number of Actual Voters | 24,279,717 |
| Voter Turnout (%) | 55.40 |
| Number of Precincts | 207 |
| Number of Candidates Needed | 290 |
| Number of Candidates Registered to Run | 7,597 (1) |
| Number of Candidates Allowed to Run [1] | 4,476 (2) |
| Percentage of Candidates Allowed to Run | 58.92% (3) |
| Number of Female Candidates Registered to Run | 590 |
| Number of Female Candidates Elected | 8 |
Sources:
Iranian Ministry of Interior (www.moi.ir)
1. “About 44 million Iranians eligible to vote on March 14,” Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), 11 March 2008.
2. “Tablighat-e 4476 Namzad-e Vorood be Majles-e Hashtom Aghaz Shod,” Fars News Agency, 6 March 2008.
3. Kaveh-Cyrus Sanandaji, “The Eighth Majlis Elections in the Islamic Republic of Iran: A Division in Conservative Ranks and the Politics of Moderation,” Iranian Studies, vol. 42, no. 4 (September 2009), p. 629.
4. Inter-Parliamentary Union. “Women in Parliament in 2008. The Year in Perspective”, available at http://www.ipu.org/pdf/publications/wmn08-e.pdf
Notes:
– 590 females registered to run, 585 were approved and of these 8 were actually elected.
– 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 | 2,353,925 | 1,298,388 | 55.16 |
| West Azerbaijan | 1,821,154 | 990,637 | 54.4 |
| Ardabil | 778,548 | 465,061 | 59.73 |
| Esfahan | 2,784,132 | 1,295,166 | 46.52 |
| Ilam | 342,950 | 268,853 | 78.39 |
| Bushehr | 553,066 | 367,403 | 66.43 |
| Tehran | 8,246,675 | 2,943,947 | 35.7 |
| Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari | 544,119 | 405,254 | 74.48 |
| South Khorasan | 445,480 | 343,328 | 77.07 |
| Razavi Khorasan | 3,425,882 | 2,067,694 | 60.36 |
| North Khorasan | 484,326 | 319,920 | 66.05 |
| Khuzestan | 2,712,083 | 1,476,648 | 54.45 |
| Zanjan | 609,403 | 408,574 | 67.04 |
| Semnan | 417,345 | 242,530 | 58.11 |
| Sistan and Baluchestan | 1,198,966 | 804,384 | 67.09 |
| Fars | 2,688,555 | 1,720,258 | 63.98 |
| Qazvin | 715,251 | 389,358 | 54.44 |
| Qom | 604,072 | 327,818 | 54.27 |
| Kurdistan | 909,350 | 422,916 | 46.51 |
| Kerman | 1,647,195 | 1,076,810 | 65.37 |
| Kermanshah | 1,187,250 | 664,286 | 55.95 |
| Kohgiluyeh and Buyer Ahmad | 403,111 | 353,090 | 87.59 |
| Golestan | 1,030,602 | 739,265 | 71.73 |
| Gilan | 1,505,725 | 987,588 | 65.59 |
| Lorestan | 1,087,010 | 712,311 | 65.53 |
| Mazandaran | 1,833,101 | 1,186,716 | 64.74 |
| Markazi | 831,489 | 456,947 | 54.96 |
| Hormozgan | 878,805 | 531,181 | 60.44 |
| Hamadan | 1,219,383 | 665,918 | 54.61 |
| Yazd | 565,301 | 316,800 | 56.04 |
| Iran (total) | 43,824,254 | 24,279,717 | 55.4 |