National Consultative Assembly

This article is about the Iranian body. For the Spanish corporative chamber in the interwar period, see National Assembly (Spain).

The National Consultative Assembly (Persian: مجلس شورای ملی, romanized: Majles-e showrā-ye mellī),^[1] or simply Majles, was the national legislative body of Iran from 1906 to 1979.

National Consultative Assembly مجلس شورای ملی Majles-e Showrā-ye Mellī
1906–1979
Type
Type	Unicameral (1906−1949)[1] Lower house (1949−1979)[1]
History
Founded	November 6, 1906 (1906-11-06)
Disbanded	February 11, 1979 (1979-02-11)
Succeeded by	Islamic Consultative Assembly
Structure
Seats	268 (At peak)
Length of term	2 years (1906−1952)[1] 4 years (1952−1979)[1]
Elections
Last election	20 June 1975
Meeting place
National Consultative Majlis Baharestan Tehran Iran
Constitution
Persian Constitution of 1906

It was elected by universal suffrage, excluding the armed forces and convicted criminals but after 1963 including women, who could both vote and be elected.^[1]