1953 Iraqi parliamentary election

1953 Iraqi parliamentary election
17 January 1953
All 135 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
68 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Nuri as-Said Taha al-Hashimi
Party CUP UPF
Last election – –
Seats won 67 11
Seat change New New
Prime Minister before election

Nureddin Mahmud
Independent

 Elected Prime Minister

Jamil al-Midfai
Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 17 January 1953 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies. The result was a victory for the Constitutional Union Party, which won 67 of the 135 seats. Only 57 seats were contested.

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