1979 Iranian Constitutional Assembly election in Gilan province

none Gilan election Persia legislative no 1979 08 03 y All 3 Seats to the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution yes yes background:lightgrey Defeated lsts Quintuple Coalition Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas Tudeh Party of Iran Worker's Way Nation Party of Iran Women's Society of Iran IranGilan-SVG.svg 250px Location of the constituency within Iran On 3 August 1979, a Constitutional Convention election was held in Gilan Province constituency with plurality-at-large voting format in order to decide three seats for the Assembly for the Final Review of the Constitution. All seats went to Khomeinist candidates, who were affiliated with the Islamic Republican Party, the Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom and the Combatant Clergy Association. The clerical candidate supported by the Freedom Movement of Iran was placed fourth, ahead of a People's Mujahedin of Iran member listed by the Quintuple Coalition. Communist candidates of different groups were also all defeated, though they received a higher percentage of votes in comparison to communists in other provinces. Results 1979 Constitutional Convention election: Gilan Province Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom Mohammad-Mehdi Rabbanilower-alpha "CCA" Also supported by the Combatant Clergy Association.lower-alpha "FMI" Also supported by the Freedom Movement of Iran.lower-alpha "IRP" Also supported by the Islamic Republican Party. 216,525 62.56 Combatant Clergy Association Abdollah Ziaeinialower-alpha Supported by Malek Ashtar Monotheistic Organization (sāzmān-e tohīdī-ye mālek-e aštar). 207,628 59.99 Islamic Republican Party Hassan Azodi 159,397 46.05 |- |colspan="14" style="background:#E9E9E9;"| |- Freedom Movement of Iran Zeinolabedin Ghorbanilower-alpha "MMW" Also supported by the Movement of Muslim Women (neḥzat-e zanān-e mosalmān). 81,724 23.61 People's Mujahedin of Iran Shahbaz Shahbazilower-alpha "QC" Supported by the Quintuple Coalition 78,307 22.62 Combatant Clergy Association Sadegh Ehsanbakhsh 56,715 16.39 Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas Mohammad-Reza Joshani Amlashi 41,861 12.09 Tudeh Party of Iran Mahmoud Etemadzadeh 19,884 5.74 — Taher Khoshkholghlower-alpha "QC" 15,473 4.47 Worker's Way Hassan Hesam 12,641 3.65 — Ebrahim Faghih-Mohammadi 9,376 2.71 — Mehdi Zamiri 3,251 0.94 — Abbas Daneshkhah 3,031 0.88 — Mahmoud Aghajani Ghazimahalleh 2,567 0.74 Nation Party of Iran Khalil Khalilpour Darestani 1,994 0.58 Women's Society of Iran Masoumeh Zamiri 668 0.19 346,114 100 |- |colspan=14|lower-alpha |- |colspan=14|Source: https://www.iran-archive.com/sites/default/files/sanad/enghelabe-eslami-0041.pdf Election Results Enghelab-e-Eslami 8 August 1979 41 3June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes References Iran politics Category:1979 elections in Iran Category:Gilan province