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1982 Iranian Assembly of Experts election

Assembly of Experts elections

December 10, 1982 (1982-12-10) 1990 →

82 Seats in Assembly of Experts
54 seats needed for a majority
Registered23,277,871
Turnout77.38%

Elected Chairman

Ali Meshkini

The first Iranian Assembly of Experts election was held on December 10 1982, to elect all 82 members in 24 constituencies. 18,013,061 citizens voted in the elections, marking a 77.38% turnout. Out of 168 individuals registered to run, 146 (86.90%) were qualified allowed to do so.[1]

Held in two-round system, 76 seats were decided in the first round, as well as 7 in the second round.[2]

Experts winning the elections made decisive resolutions, including electing Hussein-Ali Montazeri as the first and only "Deputy Supreme Leader of Iran" (Persian: قائم‌مقام رهبری) in May 1985, deposing him in November 1987, and electing the new Supreme Leader in June 1989.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "1982 Assembly of Experts Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal, Princeton University, archived from the original on 2015-10-19, retrieved 10 August 2015
  2. ^ "جریان شناسی ادوار انتخابات مجلس خبرگان" (in Persian). Fars News Agency. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 14 January 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. ^ "پنج دوره خبرگان؛ رد صلاحیت‌ها" (in Persian). BBC Persian. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.


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