2013 Jordanian general election

none 2013 Jordanian general election Jordan parliamentary 2010 Jordanian general election 2010 2013 01 23 y Jordanian general election, 2016 2016 150 to the House of Representatives 56.6% Early general elections were held in Jordan on 23 January 2013.Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood to boycott early elections BBC News, 13 July 2012 Voter turnout was reported to be 56.6%.Jordan election: Voting ends as Islamists allege fraud BBC News, 23 January 2013 Electoral system Prior to the elections a new electoral law was passed, allowing voters to cast two ballots; one for a candidate in their constituency and one for party lists elected by proportional representation at the national level. In addition, the number of seats reserved for candidates of political parties was raised from 17 to 27 out of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives. Fifteen seats were reserved for women, whilst the remaining 108 seats were elected in 45 single and multi-member constituencies.Election Profile IFES A new Independent Election Commission was also created. Around 70% of eligible voters were reported to have registered to vote. Although over two-thirds of the population lived in urban areas at the time of the election, cities were allocated less than one-third of seats in the House of Representatives. Campaign In July 2012, the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Islamic Action Front announced that the party would boycott the elections, stating that the changes to the electoral law increasing the number of seats for political parties did not go far enough and that the constituency system favoured tribal candidates. Opposition parties had demanded that 50% of seats be reserved for parties rather than the 18% provided for. A total of 1,400 candidates registered to contest the elections, of which 22 were described as Islamists.Islamists to sit out Jordanian election Washington Post, 20 January 2013 Conduct The Islamist opposition complained that the elections had been marred by fraud, claiming that turnout had been artificially inflated during the last two hours of voting. The voting period had been extended by an hour to 20:00. The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) reported that there had been a "marked improvement in procedures and administration", but also noted shortcomings and irregularities. The NDI also criticised unequal constituency sizes, claiming that they increased tribal cleavages.Jordanian elections show marked improvement from past polls but shortcomings remain, NDI delegation finds NDI Results Results of the 2013 Jordanian general election Proportional representation Constituency Islamic Centre Party 114458 3 #58B524 3 Stronger Jordan 100159 2 2 The Homeland 94982 2 2 National Union Party 68149 2 2 National Current Party 48970 1 1 Salvation 37208 1 1 Labour and Professionalism 36555 1 1 Cooperation 35565 1 1 Dignity 33858 1 1 Unified Front 32840 1 1 National Unity 31477 1 1 Construction 30938 1 1 The People 28894 1 1 People of Determination 24115 1 1 Free Voice 23222 1 1 Voice of the Nation 20290 1 1 National Labour 19806 1 1 al-Quds 17834 1 1 al-Bayareq 16604 1 1 The Dawn 16313 1 1 Shabab al-Wifaq 14620 1 1 Citizenship 14012 1 1 Democratic Advancement 13917 0 0 Change 13901 0 0 Honor of the Nation 11887 0 0 Unity 11359 0 0 People of Piety 11177 0 0 Al-Aqsa 10974 0 0 National Righteousness 10850 0 0 Al-'Adl 10815 0 0 National Reform 10799 0 0 Free Statement 10562 0 0 Justice and Reform 10400 0 0 We are Proud of the Country 10332 0 0 Good People 10125 0 0 Justice and Freedom 9434 0 0 Scared Homeland 9066 0 0 The Poor Turn to God 8969 0 0 The Future is Now 8854 0 0 Right Banner 8847 0 0 The Sincere Promise Block 8708 0 0 Sons of the Country 8701 0 0 Sons of the Ploughmen 8474 0 0 Work and Workers 8083 0 0 Disbality Coalition 7941 0 0 Citizen 6980 0 0 Crescent 6918 0 0 Jordanian Doaa Party 6793 0 0 Justice and Development 6734 0 0 Justice and Equality 6579 0 0 Call of the Homeland 6302 0 0 Loyalty 5952 0 0 The Light 5501 0 0 Renewal 4913 0 0 Welfare/People of Determination 4781 0 0 Sons of God 4100 0 0 Right 3292 0 0 Al-'Adālah 3224 0 0 The Future 3098 0 0 National Authorities 2908 0 0 Professional Sectors 2039 0 0 Independents 1243591 123 123 112885 2272182 Official Gazette,29 January 2013 النتائج العامة للانتخابات النيابية لمجلس النواب السابع عشر General results of the parliamentary elections for the seventeenth House of Representatives https://www.pm.gov.jo/Ar/Pages/NewsPaperDetails/5201 Official Gazette, Issue No. 5201 Arabic IRI,2013 JORDAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS JANUARY 23, 2013 https://www.iri.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/iri.org/fields/field_files_attached/resource/jordan_january_2013_parliamentary_election_report_-.pdf International Republican Institute Jordan Times28 January 2013 2013 elections — Final results http://jordantimes.com/2013-elections----final-results https://archive.today/20130623055445/http://jordantimes.com/2013-elections----final-results#selection-865.0-865.30 23 June 2013 The Jordan Times Aftermath Following the elections Interim Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour was appointed to the post on a permanent basis, with King Abdullah consulting Parliament on membership of the cabinet for the first time.Jordan's King Abdullah swears in new government BBC News, 30 March 2013 With 19 members, the new cabinet was the smallest in four decades. 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