Elections in Jordan

Jordan

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Jordan elects a legislature on the national level. The National Assembly (Majlis al-Umma) has two chambers. The Chamber of Deputies (Majlis al-Nuwaab) has 110 members, 104 elected for a four-year term in single-seat constituencies and 6 female members by a special electoral college. Of the 110 seats, Christians are reserved 9 seats and Chechens/Circassians are reserved 3. The Assembly of Senators (Majlis al-Aayan) has 55 members appointed by the King. In response to the 2011 Jordanian protests, the Cabinet to be elected. Jordan has political parties, but they do not play a significant role, as supporters of the king dominate both chambers.

Recent elections

Main article: Jordanian parliamentary election, 2007

 Summary of the 20 November 2007 Chamber of Deputies of Jordan election results

Parties	%	Seats
Independents of various tendencies	89	98
Islamic Action Front (Jabhat al-Amal al-Islami)	5.5	6
Seats allocated to women by a special electoral panel	5.5	6
Total (turnout 54%)	100.0	110
Sources: MEDEA CIA - The World Factbook

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system
• Jordan Municipal Elections
• Jordan Election 2010

References

• Jordan Election 2010 Site

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• IDEA Publication on Jordan