2006 Tehran City Council election

An election to the Islamic City Council of Tehran took place on 15 December 2006, along with the local elections nationwide.

Islamic City Council of Tehran election, 2006
15 December 2006
15 City Council seats
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout47%[1]
Alliance Conservatives Reformists
Seats won
10 / 15
4 / 15
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 4
Chairman before election

Mehdi Chamran
Conservative

 Elected Chairman

Mehdi Chamran
Conservative

The council is elected by the plurality-at-large voting system. The Principlists gained 10 seats, while the Reformists won 4. Another seat went to Alireza Dabir who ran as an Independent, but was close to then mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.[2]

Results
# Candidate Electoral list Votes %
FLIL GCP PSS RC
↓ 15 Sitting Members ↓
1Mehdi Chamran checkYcheckY 603,76636.45
2Morteza Talaie checkYcheckY 539,76132.58
3Rasoul KhademcheckY 427,09725.78
4Abbas Sheibani checkYcheckY 394,45723.81
5Hadi SaeicheckY 384,35823.20
6Hamzeh ShakibcheckYcheckYcheckY 330,23319.93
7Alireza Dabir 306,72918.52
8Parvin AhmadinejadcheckY 242,50114.64
9Masoumeh EbtekarcheckY 232,95914.06
10Ahmad Masjed-JameicheckY 216,01513.04
11Mohammad Ali NajaficheckY 202,70012.24
12Masoumeh Abad checkYcheckY 201,75412.18
13Hassan BayadicheckY 200,39712.10
14Khosrow DaneshjoocheckYcheckY 200,17512.08
15Habib KashanicheckY 197,28411.91
↓ Alternative Members ↓
16Abdolmoghim Nasehi checkYcheckY 195,83911.83
17Hassan ZiaricheckYcheckY 188,22611.36
18Mahmoud KhosravivafacheckY 173,32110.46
19Amir-Ali AmiricheckY 160,9349.71
20Bahman AdibzadehcheckY 158,6269.57
21Mohsen VafamehrcheckY 154,8779.34
↓ Defeated Candidates ↓
22Abbas Masjedi-AranicheckYcheckY 153,0669.24
23Mehrdad BazrpashcheckY 150,0889.06
24Amir Reza Vaezi-AshtianicheckY 148,5058.96
25Masoud ZaribafancheckY 147,6578.91
Total Votes1,656,558100
Source: BBC / Iran

References
  1. Majid, Mohammadi (2018), The Iranian Reform Movement: Civil and Constitutional Rights in Suspension, Springer, p. 255, ISBN 9783319909691
  2. Raz Zimmt (22 December 2006). "Election Results for the Assembly of Experts and Local Councils: Preliminary Appraisal". ACIS Iran Pulse. Retrieved 1 April 2017. The results in Tehran give the list of Qalibaf's followers ("Usulgarayan") eight of the 15 seats, the reformists' four and Ahmadinejad's followers two. Another seat went to an independent candidate, close to Qalibaf.
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