1971 Iranian general election
{{Infobox election
| flag_image = State flag of Iran 1964-1980.svg
| country = Iran
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 1967 Iranian general election
| previous_year = 1967
| next_election = 1975 Iranian general election
| next_year = 1975
| seats_for_election = All 268 seats in the Majlis
30 out of 60 seats in the Senate
| election_date = 9 July 1971
| 1blank = Majlis votes
| 2blank = Majlis seats
| 3blank = Seat change
| 4blank = Senate votes
| 5blank = Senate seats
| 6blank = Seat change
| image1 = Amir Abbas Hoveida.jpg
| leader1 = Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
| party1 = Iran Novin Party
| 1data1 =
| 2data1 = 230
| 3data1 = {{Increase}} 50
| 4data1 =
| 5data1 = 28
| 6data1 = {{Increase}} 2
| image2 = Assadollah Alam.jpg
| leader2 = Asadollah Alam
| party2 = People's Party (Iran)
| 1data2 =
| 2data2 = 37
| 3data2 = {{Increase}} 6
| 4data2 =
| 5data2 = 2
| 6data2 = {{decrease}} 2
| colour2 = FE8002
| 1data3 =
| 4data3 =
| title = Prime Minister
| before_election = Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
| before_party = New Iran Party
| after_election = Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
| after_party = New Iran Party
}}
Parliamentary elections were held in Iran on 9 July 1971.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p68 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}} The result was a victory for the New Iran Party, which won 230 of the 268 seats in the Majlis and 28 of the 30 elected seats in the Senate. Voter turnout was around 35%.[http://www.sssup.it/UploadDocs/4530_11_Elections_1971_IPU_07.pdf 1971] IPU The elections were boycotted by the Pan-Iranist Party, which complained that the government held a monopoly over campaign broadcasts on state radio and television, and also claimed that its newspaper had been censored. Its offshoot, Iranians' Party, won a seat by its secretary-general.{{citation|title=Iran Almanac and Book of Facts|publisher=Echo of Iran|year=1974|page=124|chapter=Iranian Party}}
Following the elections, Prime Minister Amir-Abbas Hoveyda formed a new government on 13 September.
The elections were "rigged and far from a legitimate process".{{cite book|first1=Barbara Ann|last1=Rieffer-Flanagan|year=2013|title=Evolving Iran: An Introduction to Politics and Problems in the Islamic Republic|publisher=Georgetown University Press|pages=85–86|isbn=9781589019782}}
Results
=Majlis=
{{Election results
|image=File:National Consultative Assembly of Iran following the 1971 election.svg
|party1=Iran Novin Party|votes1=|seats1=230|sc1=+50
|party2=People's Party|votes2=|seats2=37|sc2=+6
|party3=Independents|votes3=|seats3=1|sc3=–2
|invalid=
|electorate=
|total_sc=+49
|source=[http://www.sssup.it/UploadDocs/4530_11_Elections_1971_IPU_07.pdf IPU]
}}
=Senate=
{{Election results
|image=File:Senate of Iran following the 1971 election.svg
|party1=Iran Novin Party|votes1=|seats1=28|sc1=+2
|party2=People's Party|votes2=|seats2=2|sc2=–2
|party3=Independents|votes3=|seats3=0|sc3=0
|row4=Appointed seats|seats4=30|sc4=0
|invalid=
|electorate=
|total_sc=0
|source=[http://www.sssup.it/UploadDocs/4530_11_Elections_1971_IPU_07.pdf IPU]
}}