2006 Tehran City Council election explained

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.^[1]

Results

	Candidate	Electoral list				Votes	%
		FLIL		PSS	RC
align=center colspan="8"	↓ 15 Sitting Members ↓
1						603,766	36.45
2						539,761	32.58
3						427,097	25.78
4						394,457	23.81
5						384,358	23.20
6						330,233	19.93
7	Alireza Dabir					306,729	18.52
8						242,501	14.64
9						232,959	14.06
10						216,015	13.04
11						202,700	12.24
12						201,754	12.18
13						200,397	12.10
14						200,175	12.08
15						197,284	11.91
align=center colspan="8"	↓ Alternative Members ↓
16						195,839	11.83
17						188,226	11.36
18	Mahmoud Khosravivafa					173,321	10.46
19	Amir-Ali Amiri					160,934	9.71
20	Bahman Adibzadeh					158,626	9.57
21	Mohsen Vafamehr					154,877	9.34
align=center colspan="8"	↓ Defeated Candidates ↓
22	Abbas Masjedi-Arani					153,066	9.24
23	Mehrdad Bazrpash					150,088	9.06
24	Amir Reza Vaezi-Ashtiani					148,505	8.96
25	Masoud Zaribafan					147,657	8.91
Total Votes						1,656,558	100
Source: BBC / Iran

Notes and References

1. Web site: Election Results for the Assembly of Experts and Local Councils: Preliminary Appraisal . ACIS Iran Pulse. 1 April 2017. 22 December 2006. Raz Zimmt. 7. 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..