1989 Iranian presidential election

1989 Iranian presidential election

28 July 1989
Registered	30,139,598[1]
Turnout	54.59%[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

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.

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

Candidates

Disqualified candidates

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

• Ebrahim Yazdi, Head of Political Bureau of Freedom Movement of Iran^[2]

Results

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

1. "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.