1956 Iranian legislative election

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All 136 seats in the National Consultative Assembly
First party Second party   Leader Manouchehr Eghbal Asadollah Alam Party Nationalists' Party People's Party Seats won 71 36
Prime Minister before election Hossein Ala' Independent Elected Prime Minister Hossein Ala' Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in Iran in 1956. The result was a victory for the Party of Nationalists, which won 71 of the 136 seats.^[1]

Party		Seats
	Nationalists' Party	71
	People's Party	36
	Other parties	9
	Independents	20
Total		136
Source: Nohlen et al.