1943–1944 Iranian legislative election

The elections for the 14th Parliament of Iran was held in November 1943–February 1944 and more than 800 candidates ran for 136 seats.

Iranian legislative election, 1943–1944
November 1943/February 1944
All 136 seats to the National Consultative Assembly
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Sadegh Tabatabai Ziaeddin Tabatabai Ali Dashti
Party National Union Party Fatherland Party Justice Party
Leader's seat Tehran Yazd Tehran
Seats won 30 26 15
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Soleiman Eskandari Mohammad Mosaddegh Mostafa Fateh
Party Tudeh Party Iran Party Comrades Party
Leader's seat Did not stand Tehran Did not stand
Seats won 9 6 2
Prime Minister before election

Ali Soheili

 Elected Prime Minister

Mohammad Sa'ed

Ervand Abrahamian wrote in 1982 that the elections were "the most prolonged, most competitive and most meaningful of all elections in modern Iran".

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