Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 18 December 1937 to elect the members of

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, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p100

Introduction

After the assassination of

Bakr Sidqi Bakr Sidqi al-Askari (; 1890 – 11 August 1937) was an Iraqi general of Kurdish origin, born in 1890 in Kirkuk and assassinated on 11 August 1937, at Mosul. Early life Bakr Sidqi was born to Kurdish family either in ‘Askar,Edmund Ghareeb, B ...

, the military leader of the 1936 coup d'état,

Hikmat Sulayman Hikmat Sulayman (1889 – 16 June 1964) ( ar, حكمت سليمان) was prime minister of Iraq from October 30, 1936 to August 12, 1937 at the head of a Party of National Brotherhood government. Sulayman, of Iraqi Arab, Circassianİsmail Hâm ...

's government resigned.Al-Hassani, Abdul Razzaq (1953) ''History of Iraqi Governments during Monarchy, Vol 5''

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was selected to form the new government. His government subsequently sought to dissolve the parliament that supported the coup d'état and Sulayman's government. Parliament was eventually dissolved on 26 August 1937.

Results

Elections were held on 18 December 1937 amid public discontent with Sulayman's government and the military coup's leaders.Al-Hassani, Abdul Razzaq. ''Modern History of Iraq, Vol 3''. Members of the former Sulayman government, leftists, pro-military candidates were defeated in the elections. The new parliament convened on 23 December 1937 and most members supported al-Midfai continuing as Prime Minister.

Aftermath

The new parliament continued its meetings until the al-Midfai government resigned on 25 December 1937 and a new government was formed by

Nuri al-Said Nuri Pasha al-Said CH (December 1888 – 15 July 1958) ( ar, نوري السعيد) was an Iraqi politician during the British mandate in Iraq and the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq. He held various key cabinet positions and served eight terms a ...

. Due to disagreement within the new government, Parliament was dissolved again on 22 February 1939 and fresh elections were held in March 1939.

References

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