2009 Assembly of Experts by-election in Tehran province

A by-election was held on 12 June 2009 for the vacant seat of the Assembly of Experts in Tehran Province, caused by death of Mohammad-Hassan Marashi. It was held along with the 2009 Iranian presidential election.^[1]

2009 Tehran Province by-election

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The vacant seat to the Assembly of Experts
Candidate Mahmoud Alavi Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri Party — Combatant Clergy Association Popular vote 2,636,032 Percentage 45.09%
Subsequent Member Mahmoud Alavi

The seat was won by Mahmoud Alavi, who gained more than 2.6 millions out of 5.8 millions of votes cast.^[1] He was not supported by major clerical organizations, The Two Societies had endorsed Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri.

Result

#	Candidate	Electoral list		Votes	%	Notes
		CCA	SST
1	Mahmoud Alavi			2,636,032	45.09	Elected
	Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri	Y	Y			Defeated
	Fakhraddin Mousavi
	Hashem Bathaei
	Mohammad-Ali Amin
	Mehdi Hadavi-Moghaddam
Blank/Invalid Votes
Total Votes				5,846,107	100
Source: ISNA / Mehr News Agency / IRNA