1997 Omani general election
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General elections were held in Oman on 16 October 1997.[1]
Electoral system
[edit]The 82 members of the Consultative Assembly were selected in a two-stage process. Elections were held in 60 constituencies (based on the wilayahs); in 38 constituencies two members were elected, of which Sultan Qaboos chose one to sit in the Assembly, whilst in the remaining 22 constituencies four members were elected, of which the Sultan chose two.
Only around 51,000 people were eligible to vote,[2] with voters chosen by tribal leaders.[3]
Campaign
[edit]A total of 736 candidates contested the elections.[1]
Results
[edit]The two incumbent female MPs (Shakour bint Mohammed al-Ghamari in Muscat and Taiba al-Mawali in Seeb) were both re-elected.[1]
Members
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c The Middle East and North Africa 2004, Psychology Press, p880
- ^ Bruce Maddy-Weitzman (2003) Middle East Contemporary Survey, Volume 24, The Moshe Dayan Center, p442
- ^ Democracy in Slow Motion: Oman Goes to the Polls Washington Institute, 26 October 2007
- ^ Calvin H Allen & W Lynn Rigsbee II (2014) Oman Under Qaboos: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996, Routledge, pp54–56
