Parliamentary election in Iran in 1992

The Iranian parliamentary elections in 1992 took place on April 10, 1992. It was the first parliamentary elections in Iran after the death of the legal scholar Ruhollah Khomeini . Two parliamentary groups stood for election, the pragmatists who were close to President Rafsanjani - who ultimately prevailed in the election - and the radicals who had “post-revolutionary” ideals.

Result

	be right	Percentage ownership %
Eligible voters	32,465,558	100
Voters	18,767,042	57.71
registered candidates	3.233	100
admitted candidates	2,741	84.78
elected male candidates	261	96.67
elected female candidates	9	3.33

See also

• History of Iran since 1979

Remarks

1. ↑ The second round (by-elections) took place on May 8, 1992.
2. ↑ by the Guardian Council
3. ↑ 82 women registered to vote

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ipu.org ELECTIONS HELD IN 1992 , accessed February 11, 2013
2. ↑ princeton.edu ( Memento of May 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) 1992 Parliamentary Election , accessed on February 11, 2013