2006 Tehran City Council election

Islamic City Council of Tehran election, 2006

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15 City Council seats
8 seats needed for a majority
Turnout47%[1]
Alliance Conservatives Reformists
Seats won
10 / 15
4 / 15
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 4

Chairman before election

Mehdi Chamran
Conservative

Elected Chairman

Mehdi Chamran
Conservative

An election to the Islamic City Council of Tehran took place on 15 December 2006, along with the local elections nationwide.

The council is elected by the plurality-at-large voting system. The Principlists gained 10 seats, while the Reformists won 4. Another seat went to Alireza Dabir who ran as an Independent, but was close to then mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.[2]

  1. ^ Majid, Mohammadi (2018), The Iranian Reform Movement: Civil and Constitutional Rights in Suspension, Springer, p. 255, ISBN 9783319909691
  2. ^ Raz Zimmt (22 December 2006). "Election Results for the Assembly of Experts and Local Councils: Preliminary Appraisal". ACIS Iran Pulse. Retrieved 1 April 2017. The results in Tehran give the list of Qalibaf's followers ("Usulgarayan") eight of the 15 seats, the reformists' four and Ahmadinejad's followers two. Another seat went to an independent candidate, close to Qalibaf.