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1993 Jordanian general election

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General elections were held in Jordan on 8 November 1993,[1] the first in which political parties were allowed to run since 1956. Independents won 60 of the 80 seats, with the Islamic Action Front emerging as the largest single party. Voter turnout was 54.8%.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Independents 60
Islamic Action Front 17
Jordanian Democratic People's Party 1
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Jordan Region 1
Jordanian Socialist Democratic Party 1
Invalid/blank votes
Total 822,295 80
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p148 ISBN 0-19-924958-X