1948 Iraqi parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 15 June 1948 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies.[1] The majority of seats were won by independents.

15 June 1948

All 138 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
70 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Muhammad Mahdi Kubba	Kamel al-Chaderji	Tawfiq al-Suwaidi
Party	Independence	NDP	Liberal
Seats won	5	2	1

Prime Minister before election

Muhammad as-Sadr
Independent

Subsequent Prime Minister

Muzahim al-Pachachi
Independent

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Results


Party		Seats
	Iraqi Independence Party	5
	National Democratic Party	2
	Liberal Party	1
	Independents	130
Total		138

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

Elections and referendums in Iraq
Parliamentary elections	1922–24 1925 1928 1930 1933 1934 1935 1936–37 1937 1939 1943 1946–47 1948 1953 1954 (Jun) 1954 (Sep) 1958 1980 1984 1989 1996 2000 2005 (Jan) 2005 (Dec) 2010 2014 2018 2021 Next
Presidential elections	1995 2002
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Referendums	1921 2005
See also: Elections and referendums in Iraqi Kurdistan

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