Iraqi parliamentary election, 1989
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq
on 1 April 1989, having originally been scheduled for 31 August 1988, but postponed due to the Iran-Iraq War
. The election was contested by 921 candidates, and saw the Ba'ath Party win 207 of the 250 seats.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
on 1 April 1989, having originally been scheduled for 31 August 1988, but postponed due to the Iran-Iraq War
Iran-Iraq War
The Iran–Iraq War was an armed conflict between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran, lasting from September 1980 to August 1988, making it the longest conventional war of the twentieth century...
. The election was contested by 921 candidates, and saw the Ba'ath Party win 207 of the 250 seats.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ba'ath Party | 207 | |||
| Independents and bloc parties | 43 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | ||||
| Total | 7,171,000 | 250 | 0 | |
| Source: IPU | ||||