title: Shabestar (electoral district)
text: # Shabestar (electoral district)
  
  Shabestar (electoral district) is the 8th electoral district in the East Azerbaijan Province of Iran. This electoral district has a population of 124,499 and elects 1 member of parliament.
  
  ## 1980
  
  MP in 1980 from the electorate of Shabestar. (1st)
  
  * Mohammad Mojtahed Shabestari
  
  ## 1984
  
  MP in 1984 from the electorate of Shabestar. (2nd)
  
  * Mohammad Bagher Akhondi
  
  ## 1988
  
  MP in 1988 from the electorate of Shabestar. (3rd)
  
  * Hassan Aminlu
  
  ## 1992
  
  MP in 1992 from the electorate of Shabestar. (4th)
  
  * Hassan Aminlu
  
  ## 1996
  
  MP in 1996 from the electorate of Shabestar. (5th)
  
  * Ali Mousavi Kozekanani
  
  ## 2000
  
  MP in 2000 from the electorate of Shabestar. (6th)
  
  * Karim Ghiasi-Moradi
  
  ## 2004
  
  MP in 2004 from the electorate of Shabestar. (7th)
  
  * Karim Ghiasi-Moradi
  
  ## 2008
  
  MP in 2008 from the electorate of Shabestar. (8th)
  
  * Ali Motahari
  
  ## 2012
  
  MP in 2012 from the electorate of Shabestar. (9th)
  
  * Ali Alilu
  
  ## 2016
  
  2016 Iranian legislative election :
  
  | # | Candidate | List(s) | List(s) | List(s) | Votes | Run-offs |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ↓ Run-offs ↓ |||||||
  | 1 | Masoumeh Aghapour | Independent politician / Pervasive Coalition of Reformists | | | 12,314 | 24,952 |
  
  * ↑ first round
  * ↑ second round
  