1936–1937 Iraqi parliamentary election

← 1935 10 December 1936– 20 February 1937 Dec 1937 →
All 108 seats in theChamber of Deputies of Iraq 55 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Bakr Sidqi Ja'far Abu al-Timman Party Pro-government (Sidqi's bloc) Popular Reform Last election – - Seats won 30 12 Seat change New New
PM before election Hikmat Sulayman Subsequent PM Hikmat Sulayman

Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq between 10 December 1936 and 20 February 1937 to elect the members ofChamber of Deputies of Iraq.^[1][2]

After the1936 military coup led byBakr Sidqi, disagreement between the parliament led by deposed Prime MinisterYasin al-Hashimi and the left-leaning military government presided over byHikmat Sulayman, led to the dissolution of parliament on 31 October 1936.^[2][3][1] The new elections started in December 1936 and were complete by 20 February 1937.

A bloc supportive of coup leader Bakr Sidqi and members of the leftist Popular Reform Party won the elections and were the most prominent political groups in the new parliament.^[3][1][4] Both groups supported Hikmat Sulayman's government. The new parliaments also included military officers, tribal leaders, nationalists and independent members. Later, the Popular Reform Party was accused of having communist ideology, and was dissolved.^[4]

Bakr Sidqi and another coup leader were assassinated on 11 August 1937 inMosul, and their funerals were held the next day.^[5] After losing the support of the military, Sulayman resigned on 17 August 1937.^[6] Parliament was dissolved on 26 August 1937 andfresh elections were held on 18 December 1937.

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