Iranian legislative election, 1947

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All 137 seats to the National Consultative Assembly

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Ahmad Qavam	Mohammad Mosaddegh	Reza Radmanesh
Party	Democrat Party	—	Parties Tudeh Party Iran Party Socialist Party Jungle Party Democrat Party of Kurdistan Democrat Party of Azerbaijan
Alliance	—	Opposition	United Front of Progressive Parties
Leader's seat	Did not stand	Tehran (Defeated)	Lahijan and Langeroud (Defeated)
Seats won	73	25	2
Seat change	New	New	6

Prime Minister before election

Ahmad Qavam
Democrat Party

Elected Prime Minister

Ahmad Qavam
Democrat Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Iran in 1947. The newly elected parliament was opened on 17 July. The election was a three-way power struggle between Ahmad Qavam, Mohammad Reza Shah and pro-Britain conservative politicians.

Prime Minister Qavam's control over electoral machinery was in many districts challenged by "Imperial Iranian Army officers, independent local magnets and pro-British provincial governors".

A public protest by shopkeepers, bazaaris and university students and headed by Mohammad Mosaddegh among other politicians was held to call for a free elections, however, despite Qavam's promise to hold a free election, it was "rigged" and his Democrat Party of Iran won the majority, including all 12 seats in Tehran.

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