2001 Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr by-election
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The vacant seat for Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr Triggered by resignation of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A by-election for the Islamic Consultative Assembly's constituency Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr was held on 8 June 2001, to fill the vacancy caused by resignation of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani after he had won in the election held the previous year. The voters in Tehran cast their ballots along with the 2001 Iranian presidential election.[1]
Alireza Mahjoub of the Worker House won the election.[1]
Results
[edit]The top nine candidates who ran for the seats, were:
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alireza Mahjoub | Worker House | 657,872 | 26.30 |
| 2 | Mohammad-Reza Rahchamani | Islamic Iran Solidarity Party | 445,834 | 17.82 |
| 3 | Rasoul Montajabnia | Association of Combatant Clerics | 342,773 | 13.70 |
| 4 | Ali Abbaspour | Islamic Coalition Party | 277,510 | 11.09 |
| 5 | Hadi Khatami | Combatant Clergy Association | 226,382 | 9.05 |
| 6 | Rafat Bayat | Zeynab Society | 126,030 | 5.03 |
| 7 | Ali Jazani-Dorcheh | — | 66,693 | 2.66 |
| 8 | Mehraban Ganji | — | 34,047 | 1.36 |
| 9 | Arash Romina | — | 19,133 | 0.07 |
| Total Votes | 2,501,004 | 100 | ||
| Source: IRNA | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Iran Report", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, vol. 4, no. 22, 11 June 2001, retrieved 15 March 2021