1989 Iranian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Iran on 28 July 1989, after the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the selection of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the previous President of Iran, as the new Supreme Leader of Iran. Out of the seventy-nine candidates registered to run, only two were approved by the Council of Guardians, which resulted in a very predictable win by Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the previous Speaker of Majlis.

1989 Iranian presidential election

← 1985 28 July 1989 1993 →
Registered30,139,598[1]
Turnout54.59%[1]
 
Nominee Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Abbas Sheibani
Party CCA Independent
Alliance Faction right Faction right
Popular vote 15,537,394 632,583
Percentage 94.5% 3.8%

President before election

Ali Khamenei
CCA

Elected President

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
CCA

The Iranian constitution was amended by referendum on the same day.

Candidates

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Disqualified candidates

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The Guardian Council disqualified some candidates who enrolled to run for president, including:

Results

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1989 Iranian presidential election
Party Candidate Nohen et al[3] ISSDP[1]
Votes % Votes %
Combatant Clergy Association Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani 15,537,394 94.51 15,550,528 94.52
Independent Abbas Sheibani 632,583 3.85 635,165 3.86
Blank or invalid votes 269,270 1.64 266,984 1.62
Totals 16,439,247 100 16,452,677 100

References

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  1. ^ a b c "1989 Presidential Election", The Iran Social Science Data Portal, Princeton University, retrieved 10 August 2015
  2. ^ Rajaee, Farhang (2010), Islamism and Modernism: The Changing Discourse in Iran, University of Texas Press, pp. 156–157, ISBN 9780292774360
  3. ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (2001). "Iran". Elections in Asia: A Data Handbook. Vol. I. Oxford University Press. p. 76. ISBN 0-19-924958-X.