1979 Iranian Constitutional Assembly election in West Azerbaijan province

Iranian Election West Azerbaijan election Persia legislative no 1979 08 03 y All 3 Seats to the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution Mohammad Beheshti 1980.jpg Mohammad Beheshti IRP 1 3 Islamic Republican Party Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari and Ali-Naqi Tabasi (cropped-01).jpg Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari MPRP 1 3 Muslim People's Republican Party Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou KDPI 1 3 Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan IranWestAzerbaijan.png 250px Location of the constituency within Iran On 3 August 1979, Constitutional Convention election was held in West Azerbaijan Province constituency with plurality-at-large voting format in order to decide three seats for the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution. Each of the seats in the constituency went to a party. The Khomeinist candidate supported by the Islamic Republican Party was placed first, while the candidate endorsed by the Muslim People's Republic Party of Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari became second. The two Kurdish candidates who belonged to the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan ended up in the third and fourth places, and the party was able to secure a seat. The Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas' nominee received no more than 11% of the votes and was defeated. Results 1979 Constitutional Convention election: West Azerbaijan Province Islamic Republican Party Ali Akbar Ghoreishilower-alpha Also supported by Malek Ashtar Monotheistic Organization (sāzmān-e tohīdī-ye mālek-e aštar) 152,428 46.88 Muslim People's Republican Party Mohammad Fowzi 117,669 36.19 Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan Abdolrahman Ghasemlou 113,773 34.99 |- |colspan="14" style="background:#E9E9E9;"| |- Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan Ghani Bolourian 103,087 31.70 Islamic Republican Party Ali-Akbar Ghaffari 101,215 31.13 — Mollarahim Abbasi 50,802 15.62 — Ghodratollah Atabak 39,936 12.28 Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas Mohammad-Anvar Soltani Boukani 34,628 10.65 325,156 100 |- |colspan=14|lower-alpha |- |colspan=14|Source: https://www.iran-archive.com/sites/default/files/sanad/enghelabe-eslami-0039.pdf Election Results Enghelab-e-Eslami 7 August 1979 39 7July 2026 InternetArchiveBot References Iran politics Category:1979 elections in Iran Category:20th century in West Azerbaijan province