1994 Omani general election

General elections were held in Oman in 1994. They were the first elections in a Gulf Arab country in which women could both vote and stand as a candidate.Lone woman elected to Oman council Al Arabiya News, 26 October 2015 Electoral system Following the country's first national census in 1993, the electoral system was modified slightly from that used for the 1991 elections in which each wilayah was represented by one member in the Consultative Assembly. The 20 wilayahs with a population of over 30,000 were granted an extra representative, increasing the number of elected members from 59 to 80.Calvin H Allen & W Lynn Rigsbee II (2014) Oman Under Qaboos: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996, Routledge, p56 Single seat wilayahs elected two candidates and two-seat wilayahs elected four, of which half were chosen by Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said and Sultan Qaboos to sit in the Consultative Assembly. Although women had been able to vote in the 1991 elections, they had not been able to stand as candidates. However, the 1994 elections saw women able to stand in seats in the Muscat Governorate. Results Female candidates won two seats;Sulaiman al-Farsi (2013) Democracy and Youth in the Middle East: Islam, Tribalism and the Rentier State in Oman, I.B.Tauris, p194 Shakour bint Mohammed al-Ghamari in Muscat and Taiba al-Mawali in Seeb. Members WilayahMemberAdamMohammed bin Sultan bin Hamed al-MahrooqiAl AmaratMohammed bin Hamoud bin Mohammed al-WahaibiSalim bin Said bin Salim al-WahaibiAl AwabiAbdalrahman bin Saif bin Hammad al-KharousiAl BuraimiAhmed bin Rashid bin Homed al-ShamsiAl HamraSalim bin Mohammed bin Ahmed al-AbriAl-Jabal al-AswatSalim bin Ahmed bin Sabah Na'awm al-KathiriAl JazirGhareeb bin Sa'ad bin Musallam al-JunaidiAl Kamil walWafiKhamis bin Halis bin Khadim al-HashmiAl-MudhaibiHilal bin Ali bin Soud al-HabsiMubarak bin Abdallah bin Hamid al-RashdiAl QabilAbdallah bin Hamdoon bin Humaid al-HarthiAl-RustaqKhalil bin Saif bin Nasser al-GhafriAbdalwahed bin Suleiman bin Zahran al-HarasiBahlaMohammed bin Abdallah bin Said al-AdwiSamah bin Suleiman bin Saif al-ShakailiBarkaAli bin Hamoud bin Ali Al Bu Sa'idSalim bin Hamel bin Khuwaidam al-MashaifriBawsharNasser bin Mansoor bin Saif al-SaltiSaif bin Suleiman bin Humaid al-HasniBidbidMohammed bin Hamed bin Zuhair al-FarsiBidiyaAmer bin Mohammed bin Shamis al-HajriBukhaAhmed bin Abdallah bin Mohammed al-Malik al-ShuhiDhalkoutAhmed bin Suhail bin Ajaham HardanDhankAli bin Said bin Khalifa al-YahyaiDibba Al-BayaMohammed bin Ali Bu Rashid al-ShuhiDima wa Ta'eenSaif bin Mohsin bin Hilal al-Ma'amariDuqmAbdallah bin Mabkhout bin Ali al-JanaibiHalaniyatAbdalaziz bin Salim bin Sa'id al-Naqash al-MahriHimahal-Abd bin al-Sharqi bin Aks al-HaroosiIbraAbdallah bin Hashel bin Rashid al-MaskeriIbriHamed bin Mohammed bin Hamed al-JasasiSaif bin Ali bin Said al-GhafriIzkiAbdullah bin Mohammed bin Gaith al-DarmakiJalan Bani Bu AliAbdullah bin Mohammed al-HamoudaJuma bin Hamed bin Salim al-GhilaniJalan Bani Bu HasanSa'id bin Mohammed bin Abdallah al-Suwa'iKhabourahAbdallah bin Mohammed bin Said al-Sa'idiQais bin Zahran bin Saif al-HosniKhasabJuma bin Hamdan bin Hasan al-Malik al-ShuhiLiwaAhmed bin Khalfan bin Ahmed al-GhufailiMadhaAhmed bin Abdallah bin Khalfan al-MadhaniMaghshanMusallam bin Salim bin Sa'id al-Sha'ash'iMahdhaAhmed bin Obaid bin Juma al-Ka'abiMahootAli bin Suwaidan bin SuwfwidManahZahran bin Said bin Nasser al-HadramiMasirahMohammed bin Khamis bin Hilal al-MajaliMirbatKhalid bin Ahmed bin Said al-AmriMusana'ahSalim bin Mohammed bin Sa'id al-Mardoof al Sa'idiKhalifa bin Salim bin Mohammed al-NasriMuscatHamad bin Abdallah bin Nasser al-RiyamiShakour bint Mohammed al-GhamariMuttrahAflah bin Hamad bin Salim al-RuwahiMahmoud bin Abdallah bin Mohammed al-KhanjiNakhalMohammed bin Nasser bin Suleiman al-HabaishiNizwaAl-Khattab bin Ahmed bin Soud al-KindiNasser bin Rashid bin Marhoon al-ToobiQurayyatMohammed bin Saif bin Mohammed al-JandhamiRakhyoutAbdallah bin Mustahail bin Salim ShammasSa'dahSalim bin Khalfan bin Rashid al-ShukailiSahamSaif bin Marhoon bin Ali al-Ma'amariAli bin Abdallah bin Ali al-BadiSalalahDaris bin Khadim bin Fatah Bu ShahamSeebHamoud bin Ahmed bin Mohammed al-HinaiTaiba al-MawaliShinasAli bin Mohammed bin Ali al-Ka'abiMohammed bin Abdallah bin Ahmed al-KhousaibiSoharRashid bin Hamdan bin Ali al-MaqbaliKhalfan bin Salim bin MasoudSuma'ilHilal bin Soud bin Nasser Abu SaidMohammed bin Nasser bin Humaid al-NaddabiSurMohammed bin Nasser bin Mohammed al-AraimiAli bin Musallam bin Juma al-AlawiSuwayqRashid bin Hamdan bin Saba'a al-Sa'idiMohammed bin Ali bin Nasser al-KiyoumiTaqahAli bin Sahel bin Ali al-HafeedThumraitSaid bin Sa'ad bin Mohammed GhawasWadi al-Ma'awalSaleh bin Soud bin Khalil al-Ma'awaliWadi bin KhalidHamoud bin Rashid bin Saif al-Sha'aibiYanqulSa'id bin Amer bin SaifSource: Allen & Rigsbee References Category:1994 elections in Asia 1994 Election Category:Non-partisan elections