1980 Iraqi parliamentary election
20 June 1980
All 250 seats in the National Assembly
126 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
Leader Saddam Hussein
Party Ba'ath Party
Alliance NPF
Seats won 187
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 June 1980, the first since 1958.[1] The elections were contested by around 860 candidates and saw the Ba'ath Party win 187 of the 250 seats.[2] Voter turnout was approximately 80%.[3]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Ba'ath Party187
Independents and bloc parties63
Total250
Registered voters/turnout6,044,068–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  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
  3. ↑ Iraq Inter-Parliamentary Union
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