1979 Iranian Islamic Republic referendum

none Islamic Republic referendum In the Name of GodInterim Government of the Islamic RevolutionMinistry of InteriorReferendum Election BallotChange of previous regime into Islamic Republicthe constitution of which to be approved by the nation.Yvette Hovsepian-Bearce 2015 The Political Ideology of Ayatollah Khamenei: Out of the Mouth of the Supreme Leader of Iran Routledge 978-1317605829 13 Iran 30–31 March 1979 infobox 300 center center horizontal Paper of Iranian referendum 1979.jpg 125 Iranian referendum 1979.jpg 160 The two-part ballot of the referendum, with the green paper (left) indicating "Yes" and red paper (right) indicating "No" in Persian. 20,147,855 140,996 20,288,851 ~22,000,000Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen Florian Grotz Christof Hartmann 2001 Elections in Asia: A Data Handbook Iran Oxford University Press I 68 0-19-924958-X 89Hiro Dilip Holy Wars (Routledge Revivals): The Rise of Islamic Fundamentalism Routledge 2013 978-1135048310 169 Civil flag of Iran (1964–1980).svg Iran becomes an Islamic republic 1st Supreme Leader of Iran A referendum on establishing an Islamic republic was held in Iran on 30 and 31 March 1979. It took place in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution, which led to the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty on 11 February 1979 and the rise of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as Iran's de facto leader.Basravi Zein 30 March 2019 Iran’s referendum and the transformation to the Islamic Republic https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2019/3/30/irans-referendum-and-the-transformation-to-the-islamic-republic 20 April 2026 Al Jazeera enIran 1979 https://pcwcr.princeton.edu/reports/iran1979.html 20 April 2026 Constitution Writing & Conflict Resolution, Princeton University Voters were asked whether the country should be transformed into an "Islamic Republic", to replace the outgoing Imperial State.Jaynes Gregory 2 April 1979 Khomeini Declares Victory in Vote For a ‘Government of God’ in Iran https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/02/archives/khomeini-declares-victory-in-vote-for-a-government-of-god-in-iran.html 20 April 2026 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 The proposal was approved by an overwhelming majority, although the result was marred by boycotts and disputes over electoral interference.Jaynes Gregory 1 April 1979 Landslide Victory for Khomeini Reported in Voting https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/01/archives/landslide-victory-for-khomeini-reported-in-voting-most-voted-on.html 20 April 2026 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 Khomeini Decrees Islamic Republic After Vote in Iran https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/04/02/khomeini-decrees-islamic-republic-after-vote-in-iran/c4d11a54-8981-4b91-8ca0-7d9771a8cf2c/ 2 April 1979 25 January 2017 Ronald Koven The Washington Post Following the referendum, the Persian Constitution of 1906 was declared invalid, and a new constitution based on Sharia law and the doctrine of velayat-e-faqih was drafted and ratified by a further referendum on 3 December 1979.1992 The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran https://hrlibrary.umn.edu/research/iran-constitution.html University of Minnesota Human Rights Library Voting process thumb|Woman casting her voteVoters were given a three-part ballot, two of which (the "Yes" and "No" sections) contained the following statement: بسمه تعالیدولت موقّت انقلاب اسلامیوزارت کشورتعرفهٔ انتخابات رفراندمتغییر رژیم سابق به جمهوری اسلامیکه قانون اساسی آن از تصویب ملّت خواهد گذشت. In the Name of GodInterim Government of the Islamic RevolutionMinistry of InteriorReferendum Election BallotChange of previous regime into Islamic Republicthe constitution of which to be approved by the nation. In order to include Iranian youth who participated in the revolution, the voting age was lowered from 18 to 16. Results The measure to transform Iran into an "Islamic Republic" was approved by 98.2% of eligible voters.PhD Dissertation Chehabi Houchang Esfandiar 1986 Modernist Shi'ism and Politics: The Liberation Movement of Iran Yale University I/II https://archive.org/stream/SocialStructureAndSocialChangeInIranFrom1500To1979ByForanJohnFrancis/MODERNIST%20SHI%E2%80%99ISM%20AND%20POLITICS%20THE%20LIBERATION%20MOVEMENT%20OFIRAN.%20%28VOLUMES%20I%20AND%20II%29%20%20by%20Chehabi%2C%20Houchang%20Esfandiar_djvu.txt B0007CAVDC 499 A high voter turnout was reported nationwide, except in Turkmen Sahra and Kurdistan, where the referendum was not fully held due to ongoing armed conflicts.Landslide Victory for Khomeini Reported in Voting https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/01/archives/landslide-victory-for-khomeini-reported-in-voting-most-voted-on.html 2 April 1979 25 January 2017 The New York Times Dispute over legitimacy Ahead of the referendum, the Interim Government of Iran invited a four-man delegation from International Association of Democratic Lawyers to monitor the voting process.Albala, Nuri Dossou, Robert Dreyfus, Nicole Youssoufi, Abderahmane May 1979 Commission internationale d'enquete en Iran sur la preparation et le deroulement du referendum des 30 et 31 mars, la situation actuelle des droits de Phomme et la mise en place des nouvelles institutions, les crimes du regime Pahlavi Association Internationale des Juristes Démocrates fr Nuri Albala, a French member of the delegation, told The New York Times that "there were no booths, and voting was done in the presence of Islamic officials, often amid dozens of posters calling for a yes vote. There were many reports of polling officers tearing off the green‐colored "yes" portions of the ballots and stuffing them in the boxes on behalf of the voters...A number of young voters told reporters that they were afraid to openly vote no in the presence of so many others who felt otherwise". Similarly, a report by The Washington Post noted that polling places lacked private booths, and that the color-coded ballots could clearly be seen by the polling officers, prompting the head of the delegation to state that "this is not the way we do things in the West, and it does not meet our criteria of democracy". However, Michael Axworthy, author of Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic, states that "there may have been some irregularities in the referendum, but most balanced observers then and since have accepted that whatever the conditions, a referendum at that time with that question would always have given a massive majority for the same result", namely the end of the monarchy.Michael Axworthy Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic Oxford University Press 2013 373–374 Numerous political parties, such as the National Democratic Front and the People's Fedai Guerrillas, boycotted both participation in and the results of the referendum. The People's Mojahedin Organization, the Tudeh Party, the Freedom Movement, the National Front, and the Muslim People's Republican Party, while approving the referendum, "objected to the imposition of Khomeini's choice".Paydar Parvin Women and the Political Process in Twentieth-Century Iran Cambridge University Press 226 1995 978-0-521-59572-8 Party policies Position Organizations RefYesIslamic Republican PartyNational FrontBaktiari Bahman Parliamentary Politics in Revolutionary Iran: The Institutionalization of Factional Politics University Press of Florida 1996 55 978-0-8130-1461-6Freedom MovementTudeh PartyPeople's Mojahedin OrganizationMuslim People's Republic PartyToilers PartyHaddad Adel Gholamali Elmi Mohammad Jafar Taromi-Rad Hassan Political Parties: Selected Entries from Encyclopaedia of the World of Islam EWI Press 9781908433022 209–215Iran PartyDecember 2023Pan-Iranist Partyبررسی فرایند برگزاری همه‌پرسی نظام جمهوری اسلامی در فروردین 1358 https://historydocuments.ir/?page=post&id=3723 historydocumentsNation PartyBoycottNational Democratic FrontOrganization of People's Fedai GuerrillasHiro Dilip Iran Under the Ayatollahs (Routledge Revivals) Routledge 2013 978-1135043810 128People's Fedai GuerrillasMaziar Behrooz 2000 Rebels with a Cause: The Failure of the Left in Iran I.B.Tauris 1860646301 109PeykarDemocratic Party of Iranian KurdistanRomano David The Kurdish Nationalist Movement: Opportunity, Mobilization and Identity https://archive.org/details/kurdishnationali00roma limited Cambridge Middle East studies, 22. Cambridge University Press 2006 236 978-0-521-85041-4 61425259Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan Statistics ChoiceVotes%For20,147,85599.3Against140,9960.7Valid Votes20,288,851100Source: Nohlen et al ChoiceVotesNumber of Eligible Voters20,857,391Number of Actual Voters20,440,108Voter Turnout98%Source: Iran Social Science Data Portal Referenda The Iran Social Science Data Portal Princeton University http://irandataportal.syr.edu/referenda 10 August 2016 Results by province Province Votes Proportion of votes Yes No Yes No East Azerbaijan province 2,001,628 5,354 99.73% 0.27% West Azerbaijan province 640,323 5,547 99.14% 0.86% Isfahan province 1,357,605 4,470 99.67% 0.33% Ilam province 161,942 16 99.99% 0.01% Bakhtaran Province 612,830 6,159 99.00% 1.00% Bushehr province 200,023 333 99.83% 0.17% Tehran province 3,462,449 72,980 97.94% 2.06% Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province 210,936 885 99.58% 0.42% Khorasan Province 1,983,458 6,712 99.66% 0.34% Khuzestan province 1,248,591 8,557 99.32% 0.68% Zanjan province 765,786 875 99.89% 0.11% Semnan province 185,674 424 99.77% 0.23% Sistan and Baluchestan province 314,319 1,052 99.67% 0.33% Fars province 1,224,821 5,281 99.57% 0.43% Kurdistan province 318,360 2,570 99.20% 0.80% Kerman province 651,011 1,507 99.77% 0.23% Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province 159,463 254 99.84% 0.16% Gilan province 810,708 7,539 99.08% 0.92% Lorestan province 643,216 821 99.87% 0.13% Mazandaran province 1,205,501 3,871 99.68% 0.32% Markazi province 771,189 1,052 99.86% 0.14% Hormozgan province 252,791 3,842 98.50% 1.50% Hamedan Province 744,636 1,023 99.86% 0.14% Yazd province 241,024 187 99.92% 0.08% Abroad 118,069 12,444 90.47% 9.53% Total 20,286,353 153,755 99.25% 0.75%Source: Ministry of InteriorJune 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes See also Iranian Islamic Republic Day 1979 Iranian constitutional referendum References External links "Sadeq Tabatabaei shows voters how to cast their ballot in Islamic Republic referendum" (YouTube Video) 1979 03 Category:History of the Islamic Republic of Iran Iran Islamic Category:Aftermath of the Iranian Revolution Category:Monarchy referendums Iran Category:Ruhollah Khomeini Category:Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results