This is a summary of the electoral history of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, an Iranian politician who was member of Assembly of Experts from Tehran Province since 1982 and Chairman of the Expediency Discernment Council since 1989, and has been previously Chairman of the Assembly of Experts (2007–2011), President of Iran (1989–1997), and The Speaker and member of Islamic Consultative Assembly (1980–1989) from Tehran and Minister of Interior (1979–1980).
Parliament elections 1980
He was elected to the Parliament representing Tehran with 1,151,514 (54%) votes. He was ranked 15th in the constituency and won a seat in first round.
1984
He was elected to the Parliament representing Tehran with 1,891,264 (81.9%) votes. He received the most votes and won the first seat in the constituency.
1988
He was elected to the Parliament representing Tehran with 1,573,587 (82.3%) votes. He received the most votes and won the first seat in the constituency.
2000
He received 749,884 (25.58%) votes and secured 30th and the last seat of Tehran for the parliament, but withdrawed after the election.
Speaker of the Parliament elections He was elected as Speaker of the Parliament of Iran in 10 consecutive sessions (3 terms). Term Years Session Votes % Deputy1st 1980–1984 1st 74.5Ali-Akbar Parvaresh 2nd 83.8Mohammad Mousavi Khoeiniha 3rd 88.8Mohammad Yazdi 4th 165–2nd 1984–1988 1st 95.7 2nd 87.7 3rd 79.9Mehdi Karroubi 4th 79.5Mohammad Yazdi3rd 1988–19891st 97.4Mehdi Karroubi2nd95.4
Presidential elections
1989
According to Nohen et al, he was the winner, receiving 15,537,394 votes (94.51%). reported 15,550,528 votes (94.52%). 1993
According to Nohen et al, he was the winner, receiving 10,449,933 votes (64%). reported 10,566,499 (63%). 2005
He was the leader in the first round, receiving 6,211,937 votes (21.13%). In the second round, he dropped to second place with 10,046,701 votes (35.93%).Electoral Geography of Iranian presidential election, 2005 2013
Assembly of Experts 1982
According to Abbas Abdi, he received ≈2.22 million votes out of ≈3.2 votes (≈69%) in Tehran.
1990
According to Abbas Abdi, he received ≈1.60 million votes out of ≈1.9 votes (≈82%) in Tehran.
1998
According to Abbas Abdi, he received ≈1.68 million votes out of ≈2.8 votes (≈60%) in Tehran.
2006
According to the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), he received ≈1.56 million votes.Votes (Iranian Students' News Agency
Chairman of the Assembly of Experts elections Term Date Candidate Votes %4th25 July 2007Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani 54.7Ahmad Jannati 45.3Mohammad YazdiWithdrew10 March 2009Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani 65.55Mohammad Yazdi 32.98 March 2011Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani 98.8Akbar Hashemi RafsanjaniWithdrew10 March 2015 (1st Round)Mohammad Yazdi47.9Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani34.2Mohammad Momen17.8Mahmoud Hashemi ShahroudiWithdrew10 March 2015 (2nd Round)Mohammad Yazdi64.4Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani32.9
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