1968 Iranian local elections

none 1968 Iranian local elections Iran 1964 Popular no parliamentary 1,068 seats in 173 local Councils 1968 10 4 y 120px Amir-Abbas Hoveyda New Iran Party 806 no 130px Asadollah Alam People's Party 126 no 120px Mohsen Pezeshkpour Pan-Iranist Party 20 no Iranian local elections, 1970 1970 The first ever local elections in Iran were held in 1968, to elect the members of city and town municipal councils (Anjoman).Iran Almanac and Book of Facts Echo of Iran 1974 102 Village, City/Town, Township/Provincial Councils The elections were scheduled for the beginning of May, however after being delayed several times, it started on 4 October 1968 for 175 local councils.Daniel Dishon Middle East Record 4 481 9780470216118 John Wiley & Sons 1973 The result was a victory for the New Iran Party.Middle East Record John Wiley & Sons 1973 473 IRAN 9780470216118 4 Shiloah Centre for Middle Eastern and African Studies monograph According to Dilip Hiro, 90% of the voters in Tehran abstained, a way to mildly express dissent.Hiro Dilip Iran Under the Ayatollahs (Routledge Revivals) Routledge 2013 1135043817 55 Results Results of the 1968 Iranian local elections Out of 173 councils up for election, the results for 7 cities were annulled, including Sanandaj, Mehriz, Nahavand and Khansar. The New Iran Party managed to gain majority in 148 councils and in 115 of them, it won all of the seats (including the capital, Tehran). People's Party came up second, gaining control of 12 councils while the Pan-Iranist Party won in 2 councils, in Shushtar and in Khorramshahr. Non-partisan candidates shaped the majority in 4 cities, including Dehloran, Amirkola, Rey and Nur. PartySeatsShare (%)New Iran Party80675.47%People's Party12611.80%Pan-Iranist Party201.87%Independents11610.86%Total1,068100%Source: SmithSmith Harvey Henry Area Handbook for Iran 550 68 0892-8541 285–286 U.S. Government Printing Office 1971 and DishonDaniel Dishon Middle East Record 4 484 9780470216118 John Wiley & Sons 1973 References Category:1968 elections in Iran 1968