1999 Iranian local elections

none City and Village Councils elections Iran no parliamentary Popular 1999 2 26 y 1979 Iranian local elections 1979 2003 Iranian local elections 2003 ≈200,000 Seats in City and Village Councils 36,739,982 1999 Municipal Councils Election The Iran Social Science Data Portal Princeton University https://www.princeton.edu/irandataportal/elections/municipal/1999-municipal-councils-e/ 10 August 2015August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 64.42% Major cities 2nd of Khordad 579 815 #28c0a6 1 Right wing 119 815 #3a5fcd 1 The elections for City and Village Councils of Iran were held on 26 February 1999, for the first time in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran to elect some 200,000 seats. Though many sources consider the elections the first local elections since the Iranian Revolution, two decade earlier 1979 local elections took place in a more limited scope.Lois Beck Nomads in Postrevolutionary Iran: The Qashqa'i in an Era of Change Routledge 2014 9781317743873 107, 333 These elections saw great levels of public participation and civic engagement and still tend to be viewed as an "historic moment"Iran prepares for first-ever local elections https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/monitoring/276816.stm BBC 10 February 1999 10 March 2016 and important opportunity for citizens to play an active part in the management of their municipalities at a local level.Why Iran's City Council Elections Matter Reza H. Akbari and Saeed Aganji http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2013/05/iran-city-council-elections.html 20 February 2016 Al-Monitor 19 May 2013 In many large cities, especially Tehran and Isfahan, candidates from 2nd of Khordad movement won the elections. Independents were elected in most rural areas, reflecting concern for local issues which competed with the wider national debate over an emerging “civil society.”Iran's Reformers Dominate Council Elections Peter Kiernan http://www.wrmea.org/1999-april-may/irans-reformers-dominate-council-elections.html Washington Report on Middle East Affairs April/May 1999 66, 102 The elections marked an unprecedented presence of women in politics of Iran, 114 women won first or second place in 109 cities.The Paradox of Tradition and Modernity in Female Education in the Islamic Republic of Iran Comparative Education Review 47 3 August 2003 272 University of Chicago Press Golnar Mehran 10.1086/378248 10.1086/378248 There were 23,668,739 votes cast in this election. Results 1999 Tehran City Council election City 2nd of Khordad Right wing Independents RefAhvaz4 9 #28c0a6 10 9 #3a5fcd 15 9 gray 1Election results in provincial capitals Ettela'at International 4 March 1999 Page 2 http://www.ettelaat.com/etbarchive/1996-2014/1999/03/04/P2.pdf 18 June 2017 New York City Persian 1353-8829Hamedan0 9 #28c0a6 10 9 #3a5fcd 19 9 gray 1Isfahan8 11 #28c0a6 12 11 #3a5fcd 11 11 gray 18 11 #28c0a6 1colspan="2" 7 11 #28c0a6 1colspan="2" Tabriz8 11 #28c0a6 1colspan="2" Kermanshah4 9 #28c0a6 10 9 #3a5fcd 15 9 gray 1Mashhad4 11 #28c0a6 15 11 #3a5fcd 12 11 gray 16 11 #28c0a6 1colspan="2" Qom0 9 #28c0a6 19 9 #3a5fcd 10 9 gray 18 9 #3a5fcd 1Sari4 9 #28c0a6 10 9 #3a5fcd 15 9 gray 1Shiraz6 11 #28c0a6 10 11 #3a5fcd 15 11 gray 18 11 #28c0a6 1colspan="2" Tehran14 15 #28c0a6 10 15 #3a5fcd 11 15 gray 1Zahedan4 9 #28c0a6 10 9 #3a5fcd 15 9 gray 1Khomein5 5 #28c0a6 10 5 #3a5fcd 10 5 gray 1Najafabad7 7 #28c0a6 10 7 #3a5fcd 10 7 gray 1Total579 815 #28c0a6 1 119 815 #3a5fcd 1 117 815 gray 1David Menashri The Post-Revolutionary Politics in Iran: Religion, Society and Power Routledge 2012 99–100 9781136333644 Salam newspaper, 16 March 1999.331 665 #28c0a6 1 82 665 #3a5fcd 1 Blessing attendance of citizenry Ettela'at International 5 March 1999 Page 1 http://www.ettelaat.com/etbarchive/1996-2014/1999/03/05/P1.pdf 18 June 2017 New York City Persian 1353-8829 Islamic Iran Participation Front statistics, 112 cities examined References City and Village Councils elections 1999 Category:History of civil rights and liberties in Iran Category:February 1999 in Iran