title: Electoral history of Ali Larijani
text: # Electoral history of Ali Larijani
  
  This is a summary of the electoral history of Ali Larijani, an Iranian Principlist politician who is a member and Speaker of Islamic Consultative Assembly since 2008.
  
  ## Ministry approval
  
  Khatami was nominated and approved for Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance by Iranian Parliament.
  
  | Majlis Term | Year | Votes | % | Nominated by |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4th | 1992 | 207 / 224 8 against, 9 abstained | 92.41 | Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani |
  
  ## Parliament elections
  
  ### 2008
  
  He was elected to the Parliament representing Qom with 239,436 (73.01%) votes. He was ranked 1st in the constituency.
  
  ### 2012
  
  He was elected to the Parliament representing Qom with 270,382 (65.17%) votes. He was ranked 1st in the constituency.
  
  ## Speaker of the Parliament elections
  
  He was elected as Speaker of the Parliament of Iran in 2 consecutive terms.
  
  | Term | Years | Session | Votes | % | Deputy |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8th | 2008–2012 | 1st | 237 / 266 | 89.09 | Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard |
  | 8th | 2008–2012 | 2nd | 216 / 241 | 89.62 | Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard |
  | 8th | 2008–2012 | 3rd | 214 / 258 | 82.94 | Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard |
  | 8th | 2008–2012 | 4th | 212 / 244 | 86.88 | Mohammad-Reza Bahonar |
  | 9th | 2012–present | 1st | 177 / 270 | 65.55 | Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard |
  | 9th | 2012–present | 2nd | 213 / 252 | 84.52 | Mohammad-Hassan Aboutorabi Fard |
  
  ## Presidential election
  
  ### 2005
  
  In the first round, Ali Larijani finished sixth with 1,713,810 votes (5.83%) and did not advance to the second round.
  
  