Elections

The Iran Data Portal provides data on all parliamentary and presidential elections in the Islamic Republic to date (1979-), as well as all elections for the Assembly of Experts, which in turn elects the Supreme Leader. Here you will find the electoral data published by Iran’s Ministry of the Interior, translations of the electoral laws and bylaws, as well as the parliamentary handbooks with individual MP biographies for each legislative period.

Where possible, data is broken down to the province level, in the case of the 2009 presidential elections even down to the ballot box.

The Ministry of the Interior is the official body administering all elections and is the only official source for all election results. The Islamic Republic of Iran does not accept international election monitoring.

Because of its historic significance, the Iran Data Portal features extensive data on the 2009 presidential election, including statements made by important political, social and clerical individuals and groups. These can be found under the link to the 2009 Presidential Elections.

– Electoral Laws

– Parliamentary Elections

– Presidential Elections

– Municipal Elections

– Assembly of Experts Elections

– Referenda

A Review of Elections held after the 1979 Revolution:

Year Referenda Assembly of Experts Elections Presidential Elections Parliamentary Elections Municipal Councils Elections Number of Eligible Voters Number of Votes Turnout (percent) Number of Candidates Registered to Run
1979 Referendum on the Islamic Republic 20857391 20440108 98 –
1979 Assembly of Experts for the Drafting of the Constitution 20857391 10784932 51.71 428
1979 Referendum on Approving the Constitution 20857391 15690142 75.23 –
1980 1st Presidential 20993643 14152907 67.41 124
1980 1st Parliamentary 20857391 10875969 52.14 3694
1981 2nd Presidential 22687017 14572493 64.24 71
1981 3rd Presidential 22687017 16847715 74.26 46
1982 1st Assembly of Experts 23277871 18013061 77.38 168
1984 2nd Parliamentary 24143498 15607306 64.64 1592
1985 4th Presidential 25993802 14238587 54.78 50
1988 3rd Parliamentary 27986736 16714281 59.72 1999
1989 5th Presidential 30139598 16452562 54.59 79
1989 Referendum on Amending the Constitution 30139598 16428976 54.51 –
1989 2nd Assembly of Experts 31280084 11602613 37.09 180
1992 4th Parliamentary 32465558 18767042 57.81 3233
1993 6th Presidential 33156055 16796755 50.66 128
1996 5th Parliamentary 34716000 24682386 71.1 5365
1997 7th Presidential 36466487 29145745 79.92 238
1998 3rd Assembly of Experts 38570597 17857869 46.32 396
1999 1st Municipal Councils 36739982 23668739 64.42 336138
2000 6th Parliamentary 38726431 26082157 67.35 6853
2001 8th Presidential 42170230 28155969 66.77 814
2003 2nd Municipal Councils 40501783 20235898 49.96 218957
2004 7th Parliamentary 46351032 23734677 51.21 8172
2005 9th Presidential – first round 46786418 29400857 62.84 1014
2005 9th Presidential – second round 46786418 27958931 59.76 2
2006 4th Assembly of Experts 46549042 28321270 61 493
2006 3rd Municipal Councils 43500000 28199903 64.83 247759
2008 8th Parliamentary 43824254 24279717 55.4 7600
2009 10th Presidential 46199997 39371214 85.22 476
2012 9th Parliamentary 48288799 30844462 63.87 5283
2013 11th Presidential 50483192 36821538 72.94 686
2013 4th Municipal Councils 50483192 31627704 62.65 259664

Source: The Ministry of Interior

– All numbers except the turnout for the 10th Presidential election are as they published by the Ministry of Interior.