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1931 Transjordanian general election
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Early general elections were held in Transjordan on 10 June 1931, following the dissolution of the Legislative Council elected in 1929 after it failed to pass the budget annex.Parliamentary Life during the Emirate Era (1923-1946) https://web.archive.org/web/20180616041705/http://www.parliament.jo/en/node/146 2018-06-16 Parliament of Jordan
Electoral system
The 1928 basic law provided for a unicameral Legislative Council. The 16 elected members were joined by the six-member cabinet, which included the Prime Minister. The term length was set at three years.
Results
The sixteen elected members were:
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Saeed Abu Jaber
Adel al-Admeh
Majed al-Adwan
Najee al-Azzam
Qasem al-Hendawi
Salti al-Ibrahim
Hadetheh Al-Khreshah
Refefan al-Majali
Sa`id al-Mufti
Saleh al-Oran
Mohammad al-Sa'd
Hseen al-Tarawneh
Metri al-Zreqat
Hamad Bin Jazi
Hashem Khiar
Hseen Khawajah
Aftermath
Abdallah Sarraj formed a new government, which also included Tawfik Abu al-Huda, Odeh al-Qsous, Omar Hekmat,
Shokri Sha'sha'ah and Adeeb al-Kayed. On 18 October 1933 a new government was formed by Ibrahim Hashem, which included Odeh Al-Qsous, Sa`id al-Mufti, Shokri Sha'sha'ah, Hashem Khiar and Qasem Al-Hendawi. The Council became the first to serve a full term, and lasted until 10 June 1934.
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