1970 Iranian local elections

none 1970 Iranian local elections Iran 1964 parliamentary Popular 1970 9 Iranian local elections, 1968 1968 Iranian local elections, 1972 1972 960 council seats in 150 local Councils 120px Amir-Abbas Hoveyda New Iran Party 838 32 no 130px Asadollah Alam People's Party 96 30 no The secondIran Almanac and Book of Facts Echo of Iran 1974 102 Village, City/Town, Township/Provincial Councils local elections in Iran, and the first to elect the members of provincial and township councils (Anjoman), were held in September 1970.Ramazani Rouhollah K. Iran's 'White Revolution': a Study in Political Development International Journal of Middle East Studies 5 2 1974 124–139 162585 960 seats for 150 councils were up for election. Results According to Rouhollah K. Ramazani, New Iran Party gained more than 60% of the votes and 300 out of 960 seats while Dishon et al reported the number of seats won by each party as the following: PartySeatsShare (%)New Iran Party83888.86People's Party9610.18Independents90.95Total943 100Source: Dishon et al.Daniel Dishon Middle East Record: 1969–1970 5 682–684 9780470216118 Israel Oriental Society, Reuven Shiloah Research Center 1977 By province Province Seats New Iran Party People's Party NonpartisanCentral183 229 Iran Novin Party43 229 People's Party (Iran)3 229 Independent politicianKhorasan207 261 Iran Novin Party44 261 People's Party (Iran)10 261 Independent politicianEsfahan110 138 Iran Novin Party26 138 People's Party (Iran)2 138 Independent politicianEast Azerbaijan179 252 Iran Novin Party79 252 People's Party (Iran)0 252 Independent politicianKhuzestan120 157 Iran Novin Party37 157 People's Party (Iran)0 157 Independent politicianMazandaran178 209 Iran Novin Party31 209 People's Party (Iran)0 209 Independent politicianFars139 160 Iran Novin Party9 160 People's Party (Iran)12 160 Independent politicianGilan107 154 Iran Novin Party47 154 People's Party (Iran)3 154 Independent politicianWest Azerbaijan107 132 Iran Novin Party25 132 People's Party (Iran)0 132 Independent politicianKerman70 91 Iran Novin Party21 91 People's Party (Iran)0 91 Independent politicianKermanshah58 83 Iran Novin Party24 83 People's Party (Iran)1 83 Independent politicianCoastal54 74 Iran Novin Party20 74 People's Party (Iran)0 74 Independent politicianSistan & Baluchestan32 64 Iran Novin Party32 64 People's Party (Iran)0 64 Independent politicianKordestan80 86 Iran Novin Party4 86 People's Party (Iran)2 86 Independent politicianHamedan70 91 Iran Novin Party21 91 People's Party (Iran)0 91 Independent politicianLorestan56 73 Iran Novin Party17 73 People's Party (Iran)0 73 Independent politicianZanjan54 56 Iran Novin Party2 56 People's Party (Iran)0 56 Independent politicianYazd37 41 Iran Novin Party4 41 People's Party (Iran)0 41 Independent politicianChaharmahal & Bakhtiari33 34 Iran Novin Party1 34 People's Party (Iran)0 34 Independent politicianSemnan29 29 Iran Novin Party0 29 People's Party (Iran)0 29 Independent politicianIlam 8 35 Iran Novin Party25 35 People's Party (Iran)2 35 Independent politicianBoyer-Ahmad & Kohgiluyeh22 23 Iran Novin Party1 23 People's Party (Iran)0 23 Independent politicianTotal1927 2472 Iran Novin Party510 2472 People's Party (Iran)35 2472 Independent politicianSource: Ministry of Interiorhttps://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/1973-1974-Statistical-Yearbook.pdf Statistical Yearbook of Iran 1352 (March 1973 – March 1974) 623 June 1976 Statistical Center of Iran The Iran Social Science Data Portal Chapter IXL: Politics, Table 10: Members of the 1st Shahrestan Councils by Affiliation to Political Parties and Administrative Divisions, 1349, p. 510 References Category:1970 elections in Iran 1970 Category:September 1970 in Asia