1993 Jordanian general election

General elections were held in Jordan on 8 November 1993,[1] the first in which political parties were allowed to run since 1956.[2][3][4]

Background

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In October 1992 political parties were legalized in Jordan for the first time since 1956.[5][6]

Electoral system

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The election was held using single non-transferable voting, with each voter casting one vote in multiple-member district.

Results

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A record number of voters participated in the elections,[7] with over 800,000 casting votes at around 2,900 polling stations.[7][4]

Independents won 60 of the 80 seats, with the Islamic Action Front emerging as the largest party, winning 17 seats. Voter turnout was 55%.[1]

PartyVotes%Seats
Islamic Action Front17
Jordanian Democratic People's Party1
Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party1
Jordanian Socialist Democratic Party1
Independents60
Total80
Total votes822,295
Registered voters/turnout1,501,27954.77
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p148 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ^ Amawi, Abla M. (1994). "The 1993 Elections in Jordan". Arab Studies Quarterly. 16 (3): 15–27. ISSN 0271-3519.
  3. ^ "JORDAN: parliamentary elections Majlis Al-Nuwaab, 1993". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  4. ^ a b "Jordan prepares for first multiparty elections in 37 years - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  5. ^ "U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 1993 - Jordan". Refworld. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  6. ^ Robinson, Glenn E. (1998). "Defensive Democratization in Jordan". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 30 (3): 387–410. ISSN 0020-7438.
  7. ^ a b Fineman, Mark (1993-11-09). "Record Number Vote in Jordan's Legislative Election : Mideast: Early returns indicate no group has a clear majority. Clan chiefs and traditional politicians apparently have an edge". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-02-16.