2001 Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr by-election

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]

2001 Tehran by-election

← 2000 8 June 2001 2004 →

The vacant seat for Tehran, Rey, Shemiranat and Eslamshahr
Triggered by resignation of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
 
Candidate Alireza Mahjoub Mohammad-Reza Rahchamani
Party WH IISP
Popular vote 657,872 445,834
Percentage 26.30% 17.82%

 
Candidate Rasoul Montajabnia Ali Abbaspour
Party ACC ICP
Popular vote 342,773 277,510
Percentage 13.70% 11.09%

Subsequent MP

Alireza Mahjoub

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
  1. ^ a b "Iran Report", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, vol. 4, no. 22, 11 June 2001, retrieved 15 March 2021