1996 Iranian legislative election

1996 Iranian legislative election

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All 270 seats of Islamic Consultative Assembly 135 seats needed for a majority
Registered	34,716,000[1]
Turnout	71.10%[1]
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani Gholamhossein Karbaschi Mehdi Karoubi Party Combatant Clergy Association and allies Executives of Construction and allies Association of Combatant Clerics and allies Leader's seat Did not stand Did not stand Did not stand Seats won 90≈150 60≈80 30≈80
Composition of the Assembly following the election
Speaker before election Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri CCA Elected Speaker Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri CCA

Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 8 March 1996, with a second round on 19 April.^[2] The Combatant Clergy Association and its allies emerged as the largest bloc in the Majlis, winning 110 of the 270 seats.^[2]