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Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 17 January 1953 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies.[1] The result was a victory for the Constitutional Union Party, which won 67 of the 135 seats. Only 57 seats were contested.[2]
Results
| Party | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constitutional Union Party | 67 | New | |
| United Popular Front | 11 | New | |
| Socialist Nation Party | 8 | New | |
| Iraqi Independence Party | 1 | −4 | |
| Independents | 48 | −82 | |
| Total | 135 | –3 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p97 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ Nohlen et al., p101
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