1935 Iraqi parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 4 August 1935 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies.[1]
Background
[edit]The elections occurred during a period of turmoil and tribal revolts against the government in the mid-Euphrates and southern regions.[2][3] The revolt was partly attributed to the lack of governmental and parliamentary representation of the Shia tribes in the troubled regions.[4][5]
Results
[edit]The number of seats in parliament was increased from 88 to 108 due to the significant increase in the population since 1925.[2][3][6] The government recognised the southern tribes' resentment and helped electing some of the tribes' leaders.[4] The new parliament also had a higher number of journalists.[2][3][6] The Party of National Brotherhood led by incumbent Prime Minister Yasin al-Hashimi won a majority of seats.[3][7][8]
Aftermath
[edit]Al-Hashimi, who adopted strong nationalist policies, had strong support in the new parliament; he remained Prime Minister until his government was overthrown by a military coup led by general Bakr Sidqi in 1936.[2][3][6] After the coup, Hikmat Sulayman, a former member of the Party of National Brotherhood, was made Prime Minister by the coup's military leader.
References
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- ^ a b "Iraq: Legal History and Traditions". The Law Library of Congress. 2004.
- ^ Hussein, Ali (2014). الدور السياسي لحزب الاخاء الوطني في العراق من ( 9 تشرين الثاني 1933 - 15 آذار 1935) [The political role of the National Brotherhood Party in Iraq (November 9, 1933 - March 15, 1935)]. Al-Anbar University Journal For Humanities مجلة جامعة الأنبار للعلوم الأنسانية (1): 102–124.
- ^ a b c "تطور نظم الانتخابات النيابية في العراق منذ تأسيس الحكومة العراقية". dorar-aliraq. Archived from the original on 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
- ^ Naji, Zaid Ali (2015). أقليات العراق في العهد الملكي: دراسة في الدور السياسي والبرلماني. pp. 133–134. ISBN 979-6-500-26638-1.
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