1997 Omani general election

1997 general election in Oman General elections were held in Oman on 16 October 1997.The Middle East and North Africa 2004, Psychology Press, p880 Electoral system The 82 members of the Consultative Assembly were selected in a two-stage process. Elections were held in 60 constituencies (based on the wilayahs); in 38 constituencies two members were elected, of which Sultan Qaboos chose one to sit in the Assembly, whilst in the remaining 22 constituencies four members were elected, of which the Sultan chose two. Only around 51,000 people were eligible to vote,Bruce Maddy-Weitzman (2003) Middle East Contemporary Survey, Volume 24, The Moshe Dayan Center, p442 with voters chosen by tribal leaders.Democracy in Slow Motion: Oman Goes to the Polls Washington Institute, 26 October 2007 Campaign A total of 736 candidates contested the elections. Results The two incumbent female MPs (Shakour bint Mohammed al-Ghamari in Muscat and Taiba al-Mawali in Seeb) were both re-elected. Members WilayahMemberNotesAdamNasser bin Ali bin Ahmed al-MahrooqiAl AmaratMohammed bin Hamoud bin Mohammed al-WahaibiRe-electedAmer bin Said bin Barakat al-HadiAl AwabiMahmud bin Muhanna bin Khalfan al-KharusiAl BuraimiAhmed bin Rashid bin Homed al-ShamsiRe-electedRashid bin Sultan bin Ali al-GhaithiAl HamraSalim bin Mohammed bin Ahmed al-AbriRe-electedAl-Jabal al-AswatSalim bin Ahmed bin Sabah Na'awm al-KathiriRe-electedAl JazirGhareeb bin Sa'ad bin Musallam al-JunaidiRe-electedAl Kamil walWafiKhamis bin Halis bin Khadim al-HashmiRe-electedAl-MudhaibiHilal bin Ali bin Soud al-HabsiRe-electedSaid bin Soud bin Mohammed al-GhufaliAl QabilAli bin Ahmed bin Abdallah al-HarthiAl-RustaqKhalil bin Saif bin Nasser al-GhafriRe-electedSaif bin Mohammed bin Saif al-LamkiBahlaMohammed bin Abdallah bin Said al-AdwiRe-electedIbrahim bin Soud bin Badr al-HinaiBarkaMohammed bin Khalfan bin Mohammed al-RishediSalim bin Hamel bin Khuwaidam al-MashaifriRe-electedBawsharNasser bin Mansoor bin Saif al-SaltiRe-electedMubarak bin Masoud bin Suleiman al-ShibliBidbidAbdallah bin Mohammed bin Ghuneim al-RahbiBidiyaAmer bin Mohammed bin Shamis al-HajriRe-electedBukhaAhmed bin Abdallah bin Mohammed al-Malik al-ShuhiRe-electedDhalkoutBadr bin Ahmed bin Ali Ba'awainDhankAli bin Said bin Khalifa al-YahyaiRe-electedDibba Al-BayaRashid bin Abdullah bin Rashid Haroub al-ShuhiDima wa Ta'eenAbdullah bin Rashid bin Musallam al-RahbiDuqmAbdallah bin Mabkhout bin Ali al-JanaibiRe-electedHalaniyatAbdalaziz bin Salim bin Sa'id al-Naqash al-MahriRe-electedHimahMohammed bin Said bin Ali al-HarousiIbraSalim bin Hamoud bin Majid al-IsmailiIbriAli bin Saleh bin Ali al-KalbaniSaif bin Ali bin Said al-GhafriRe-electedIzkiMohammed bin Nasser bin Rashid al-RiyarniJalan Bani Bu AliNasir bin Mohammed bin Said al-SunaidiMohammed bin Abdallah bin Mohammed al-HamoudaJalan Bani Bu HasanSa'id bin Mohammed bin Abdallah al-Suwa'iRe-electedKhabourahAli bin Khalfan bin Selman al-QutaitiOmar bin Ali bin Abdullah al-HosniKhasabJuma bin Hamdan bin Hasan al-Malik al-ShuhiRe-electedLiwaAhmed bin Khalfan bin Ahmed al-GhufailiRe-electedMadhaAhmed bin Abdallah bin Khalfan al-MadhaniRe-electedMaghshanMabkhout bin Mohammed bin Suhail al-HamarMahdhaSaid bin Obeid bin Saif al-Ka'abiMahootObeid bin Mohammed bin Said al-HakmaniManahSaid bin Nasser bin Mohammed Al Bu Sa'idMasirahAbdullah bin Khalifs bin bin Khamis al-MajaliMirbatKhalid bin Ahmed bin Said al-AmriRe-electedMusana'ahSalim bin Mohammed bin Sa'id al-Mardoof al Sa'idiRe-electedTalal bin Ali bin Salim al-AmryMuscatRajah bin Ali bin Rajah al-KathiriShakour bint Mohammed al-GhamariRe-electedMuttrahAbdullah bin Mohammed bin Salim al-HasniMurtadha bin Hasan bin Ali al-LawatiNakhalMohammed bin Nasser bin Suleiman al-HabaishiRe-electedNizwaAl-Khattab bin Ahmed bin Soud al-KindiRe-electedSalim bin Hamad bin Salim al-KamiyaniQurayyatMohammed bin Saif bin Mohammed al-JandhamiRe-electedMahfoudh bin Ali bin Juma al-JumaRakhyoutSaid bin Ali bin Awadh al-Sa'adoni Ak'akSa'dahSalim bin Khalfan bin Rashid al-ShukailiRe-electedSahamMohammed bin Nasser bin Salim al-Ma'amariAli bin Abdallah bin Ali al-BadiRe-electedSalalahAhmed bin Awadh bin Ahmed al-ShanfariSeebHarith bin Mansour bin Ghalib al-AmryTaiba al-MawaliRe-electedShinasYousef bin Ahmed bin Shahin al-BaluchiMohammed bin Abdallah bin Ahmed al-KhousaibiRe-electedSoharRashid bin Hamdan bin Ali al-MaqbaliRe-electedAbdallah bin Mubarak bin Abdallah al-BalushiSuma'ilKhalfan bin Sultan bin Saif al-BakriMohammed bin Nasser bin Humaid al-NaddabiRe-electedSurAbdallah bin Saleh bin Abdallah al-Khamyasi al-AraimiNasir bin Hamed bin Khalfan al-Bilal al-MakhiniSuwayqHamad bin Khamis bin Ibrahim al-JadidiMohammed bin Ali bin Nasser al-KiyoumiRe-electedTaqahSaid bin Masoud bin Sabah al-Ma'ashaniThumraitMusallam bin Brokein bin Bakhait al-MashaliWadi al-Ma'awalSaleh bin Soud bin Khalil al-Ma'awaliRe-electedWadi bin KhalidHamoud bin Rashid bin Saif al-Sha'aibiRe-electedYanqulSalim bin Harned bin Marzouq al-BadiSource: Allen & RigsbeeCalvin H Allen & W Lynn Rigsbee II (2014) Oman Under Qaboos: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996, Routledge, pp54–56 References Category:1997 elections in Asia 1997 Election Category:Non-partisan elections