1936–1937 Iraqi parliamentary election

none Kingdom of Iraq Parliamentary 1935 Iraqi parliamentary election 1935 10 December 1936–20 February 1937 December 1937 Iraqi parliamentary election Dec 1937 All 108 seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Iraq 55 Bakrsidqi.jpg Bakr Sidqi Pro-government (Sidqi's bloc) – 30 New PM Hikmat Sulayman Subsequent PM Hikmat Sulayman Ja'far Abu al-Timman (cropped).jpg Ja'far Abu al-Timman Popular Reform - 12 New Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq between 10 December 1936 and 20 February 1937 to elect the members of Chamber of Deputies of Iraq. Background After the 1936 military coup led by Bakr Sidqi, disagreement between the parliament led by deposed Prime Minister Yasin al-Hashimi and the left-leaning military government presided over by Hikmat Sulayman, led to the dissolution of parliament on 31 October 1936.History of Iraqi Governments during the Monarchy, Vol 4 Al-Hassani Abdul Razzaq Al-Irfan 1953 Sidon, Lebanon 221–241http://almadasupplements.com/news.php?action=view&id=11176#sthash.QHqrIbE5.ShWgWzyf.dpbs كيف جرت الانتخابات النيابية في ظل انقلاب بكر صدقي؟ Almada 2019-01-02 2020-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20200415001526/http://almadasupplements.com/news.php?action=view&id=11176#sthash.QHqrIbE5.ShWgWzyf.dpbs deadModern History of Iraq, Vol 3 Al-Hassani Abdul Razzaq The new elections started in December 1936 and were complete by 20 February 1937. Results A bloc supportive of coup leader Bakr Sidqi and members of the leftist Popular Reform Party won the elections and were the most prominent political groups in the new parliament.https://algardenia.com/2014-04-04-19-52-20/fereboaliraq/31105-2017-07-22-16-40-31.html من ذكريات نائب في العهد الملكي..ماذا كان يفعل برلمان الثلاثينيات Algardenia 2019-01-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20181227084825/https://algardenia.com/2014-04-04-19-52-20/fereboaliraq/31105-2017-07-22-16-40-31.html 2018-12-27 dead Both groups supported Hikmat Sulayman's government. The new parliaments also included military officers, tribal leaders, nationalists and independent members. Later, the Popular Reform Party was accused of having communist ideology, and was dissolved. Aftermath Bakr Sidqi and another coup leader were assassinated on 11 August 1937 in Mosul, and their funerals were held the next day."Iraq Militarists Shot by Soldier at 'Plane Base— Defence Minister, Air Force Chief Assassinated at Sunset", Toronto Daily Star, August 12, 1937, p.21 ("Jerusalem, Aug. 12— (UP)— Reports from Bagdad to-day said Bekr Sidki Pasha, Iraq minister defence, and Col. Mohamed Ali Jawad, chief of Iraq's air force, had been assassinated. The reports said a soldier shot the two men at the Mosul airport at sunset yesterday.") After losing the support of the military, Sulayman resigned on 17 August 1937.http://www.almadasupplements.net/news.php?action=view&id=14292#sthash.92yPe2Uf.Gqtwiul7.dpbs ازمة سياسية وسقوط وزارة الانقلاب سنة 1937 Almada 2019-01-02 2019-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20190121233125/http://www.almadasupplements.net/news.php?action=view&id=14292#sthash.92yPe2Uf.Gqtwiul7.dpbs dead Parliament was dissolved on 26 August 1937 and fresh elections were held on 18 December 1937. References Iraq Iraq Parliamentary Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Iraq Category:December 1936 in Asia Category:February 1937 in Asia