Iraqi parliamentary election 1989 Tags: Election.Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 1 April 1989 having originally been scheduled for 31 August 1988 but postponed due to the Iran-Iraq War. The election was contested by 921 candidates and saw the Ba’ath Party win 207 of the 250 seats. thumbnail country Iraq firstLeader Saddam Hussein start date 1989-04-01 title Iraqi parliamentary election 1989 Learn more... Loading...