1960 Iranian general election

Parliamentary elections were held in Iran between 30 July and 20 August 1960.

1960 Iranian legislative election

← 1956 30 July[1] / 3[2]–20 August 1960[3] 1961 →
All 200 seats to the National Consultative Assembly
Majority party Minority party   Leader Manouchehr Eghbal Asadollah Alam Party Party of Nationalists People's Party Seats won 104 25≈50   Third party Fourth party   Leader Mozzafar Baghai Allahyar Saleh Party Toilers Party Parties Iran Party Nation Party League of Socialists Party of the Iranian People Alliance — National Front
Composition of the Assembly following the election. Members not belonging to the Party of Nationalists or People's Party are shown in gray.
Prime Minister before election Manouchehr Eghbal Party of Nationalists Elected Prime Minister Jafar Sharif-Emami Independent

In order to demonstrate the appearance of a democratic free election, the Shah allowed candidates from the popular National Front to compete,^[4] however it returned no seats for them.^[5]

The announced result was a massive victory for the Prime Minister Eghbal's Party of Nationalists. The elections "were extensively and clumsily rigged" and the fraud "was exposed in the press, provoked public rancor and restlessness".^[6]

Aside from the opposition figures, pseudo-opposition People's Party and a number of independents led by Ali Amini denounced the elections.^[6] The results were annulled by the Shah, and fresh elections were held the following year.^[1]