Members
See also: List of Speakers of the Parliament of IranCurrently, the Parliament's 290 members, five of whom represent non-Muslim religious minorities, are popularly elected for four-year terms. About 8% of the Parliament are women, while the global average is 13%. The Parliament can force the dismissal of cabinet ministers by no-confidence votes and can impeach the president for misconduct in office. Although the executive proposes most new laws, individual deputies of the Parliament also may introduce legislation. Deputies also may propose amendments to bills being debated. The Parliament also drafts legislation, ratifies international treaties, and approves the national budget.
All People's House of Iran candidates and all legislation from the assembly must be approved by the Guardian Council. Candidates must pledge in writing that they are committed, in theory and in practice, to the Iranian constitution.
| Parties and coalitions | Votes | % | Seats | % | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservatives | United Front of Conservatives | 19,087,397 | 59.7% | 98 | 34.8% | –3 | ||
| Front of Islamic Revolution Stability | 43 | 14.8% | –7 | |||||
| People's Voice | 19 | 6.5% | +19 | |||||
| Monotheism and Justice Party | 17 | 5.8% | –27 | |||||
| Insight and Islamic Awakening Front | 5 | 1.7% | +4 | |||||
| Reformists | Democratic Coalition of Reformists | 11,451,367 | 35.5% | 60 | 20.6% | +19 | ||
| Labour Coalition | 11 | 3.7% | +1 | |||||
| Moderate Reformists | 4 | 1.3% | +4 | |||||
| Religious Minorities | Armenians | 634,122 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.7% | +3 | ||
| Assyrian and Chaldean (Catholic) | 4 | 1.3% | +3 | |||||
| Jewish | 3 | 1.1% | +2 | |||||
| Zoroastrian | 2 | 0.6% | +1 | |||||
| Independents | 799,304 | 2.5% | 19 | 6.5% | –20 | |||
| Total parliamentary seats | 290 | 100.0% | ±0 | |||||
| Overal Statistics | ||||||||
| Registered voters | 32,469,937 | |||||||
| Valid votes | 31,972,190 (98.4%) | |||||||
| Invalid votes | 497,747 (1.6%) | |||||||
| Domestic turnout | 66.4% | |||||||
| Sources: Ministry of Interior | ||||||||
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