FACTBOX: Quotes from officials, voters in Iran

(Reuters) - Iranians voted on Friday in a parliamentary election that conservatives are expected to win after many pro-reform politicians who oppose hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad were barred from the race.

Following are some quotes from Iranian leaders, politicians and ordinary voters:

SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI

"For our country and our nation it is a sensitive day and a sensitive moment that will determine the (nation's) fate," he said after casting his vote soon after polling stations opened.

"People in choosing parliamentarians should also consider ... voting for those who can pave the way for the current government which is active and willing to serve," he was quoted as saying in Iranian newspapers on Thursday.

PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD

"The election belongs to people and is a reflection of people's will in governing the country ... Our revolution means the presence of people."

FORMER PRESIDENT AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANI

"Parliament is very important. One reason is that it should approve ministers. It also has the right to impeach."