2010 Bahraini general election

none Bahrain 2006 2014 23 October 2010 (first round)30 October 2010 (second round) All 40 seats in the Council of Representatives 21 yes Al Wefaq Ali Salman 17 18 Ghanim Al Buaneen Al Asalah 5 3 Al-Menber Salah Ali 7 2 Independents – 11 17 File:2010 Bahraini general election - Results by constituency.svg Results by constituency Speaker of the Council Khalifa Al Dhahrani Independent Khalifa Al Dhahrani Independent General elections were held in Bahrain in October 2010 to elect all 40 members of the Council of Representatives to a four-year term.Maximiliano Herrera http://www.mherrera.org/elections.htm Electoral Calendar- world elections, US elections, presidential election, world parties Mherrera.org 21 August 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100814160504/http://www.mherrera.org/elections.htm 14 August 2010 live The opposition Al Wefaq organization, led by Sheikh Ali Salman, won the most seats. The first round of voting was held on 23 October amidst boycotts and arrests, with a second round on 30 October. Four women were elected to the lower house. http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/bahrain/bahrain-s-political-societies-lose-big-in-polls-1.1420042 Bahrain’s political societies lose big in polls 1 December 2014 Gulf News Campaign Several opposition groups in Bahrain called for a boycott of the elections. The Haq Movement, led by Hasan Mushaima, along with the Al-Wafa Islamic Movement of Abdulwahab Hussain and the Bahrain Freedom Movement of Saeed al-Shehabi, issued a joint statement urging citizens not to participate.23 October 2010 Bahrain: Four opposition groups call for boycotting Bahrain Election http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/news/news.php?article=18931 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120322030954/http://www.muslimnews.co.uk/news/news.php?article=18931 22 March 2012 26 October 2010 The Muslim News Separately, the Khalas Movement and the Islamic Action Society also called for a boycott, arguing that taking part in the elections would be “tantamount to accepting the unjust sectarian apartheid system.” Ahead of the elections, there were reports of arrests and repression targeting the Shia Muslim majority. Shia political activists and international human rights organizations warned that Bahrain was experiencing a “drift back to full-blown authoritarianism.” In response, Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad al-Khalifa stated that the arrests were “not linked to elections.” Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Project on Middle East Democracy all documented government crackdowns and arrests in the lead-up to the vote.August 2021 Conduct The elections were overseen by the Higher Committee for the Supervision of the Fairness of Referendums and Council Member Elections, a body that was not independent. Its chairman was the Minister of Justice and Islamic Affairs, himself appointed by the King, and the committee’s members were also nominated by the minister.August 2021 A total of 292 Bahraini observers from domestic non-governmental organizations monitored the elections, but foreign observers were not permitted. On election day, allegations of irregularities were reported. Ali Salman of Al Wefaq claimed that at least 890 voters in predominantly Shia districts were unable to vote because their names were missing from the electoral lists. He noted that this figure was likely an undercount and that the party was compiling reports from affected voters to challenge the official results presented by the government.Poll success for Bahrain Shia bloc Al Jazeera, 24 October 2010 Results More than 318,000 people were eligible to vote.Parliament polls close in Bahrain Al Jazeera, 23 October 2010 Head of the electoral commission and Justice Minister, Sheikh Khaled bin Ali al-Khalifa, gave an estimate of "at least 67 percent" turnout, less than the 72% in 2006, but significantly higher than 53.4% in 2002. 127 candidates stood in the election.August 2021 Al Wefaq won 18 of the 40 seats, one more than in the previous election.September 2025 Shia and independent candidates won a majority of seats for the first time.August 2021 File:Council of Representatives (Bahrain) 2010.svg Al Wefaq 18 0 18 +1 Al Asalah 2 1 3 –2 Al-Menber Islamic Society 0 2 2 –5 Independents 11 6 17 +6 0 318668 171000 – – IPU Winning candidate by constituency GovernorateDistrictCandidatePartyFirst roundSecond roundVotes%Votes%Capital1Adel Assoumi Independent1,87865.322Khalil al-Marzooq Al Wefaq2,14158.403Hadi Al Mousawi Al Wefaq1,92685.64 4Abduljalil Khalil Al WefaqElected unopposed5Mohammed Mezel Al Wefaq1,66767.246Abdulrahman Bumajeed Independent1,14456.89 7Abdulmajid Al Sebea Al Wefaq1,84263.45 8Jameel Kadhim Al Wefaq2,81886.20Muharraq1Adel Mouwda Al AsalahElected unopposed2Abdul Hameed Al Meer Independent1,35743.831,73758.603Ali Ahmed Al Menber1,14037.111,67555.034Mahmoud Al Mahmoud Independent1,90426.413,41852.585Isa Al Kooheji Independent1,89157.626Ali Al Asheeri Al Wefaq4,42283.777Othman Sharif Independent4,56255.728Ghanem Al Buainain Al Asalah2,09942.852,77459.49Northern1Matar Matar Al Wefaq768985.722Ali Al Aswad Al Wefaq6,57787.713Abdul Hussain Al Metghawi Al Wefaq6,52389.984Hassan Al Dossari Independent1,54557.825Mohammed Majeed Al Wefaq5,13286.766Mohammed Ismail Al Ammadi Al Menber3,26345.223,77756.827Jassim Hussain Al Wefaq5,10759.038Jawad Fairooz Al Wefaq5,95454.999Hassan Sultan Al Wefaq8,81489.43Central1Salman Abdullah Salem Al Wefaq6,17567.492Abdullah Al Aali Al Wefaq7,24288.993Adnan Al Maliki Independent1,87545.182,53359.364Isa Al Qadhi Independent3,23743.133,90555.995Abdali Mohammed Hassan Al Wefaq3,50156.656Hassan Isa Al Wefaq5,30891.967Abdulhalim Murad Al Asalah3,17855.98Ali Zayed Independent3,10839.753,88850.209Khalifa Al Dhahrani Independent3,58677.42Southern1Jassim Al Saeedi Independent2,53862.712Abdullah Huwail Independent1,19452.443Ahmed Al Mulla Independent96830.6201271.994Abdullah Al Dossari IndependentElected unopposed5Khamis Al Rumaihi IndependentElected unopposed6Lateefa Al Gaood IndependentElected unopposedSource: Bahrain Commission for Legislation and Legal Opinion and Alwasat Newspaper Reactions Shia cleric and MP Sheikh Ali Salman lauded the result and called for a "more positive" stance from the government. "The most important message for the government is that Al Wefaq (INAA) is the largest political association in Bahrain. The people's will must be respected and dealt with positively."Mahjoub Taieb Shiites make slender gain in Bahrain election https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jlbfSEbtolAwFHTaDhCTREw27ylQ?docId=CNG.5f120bbe460b15f95ab9522cc596b7bc.4a1 https://web.archive.org/web/20140303124705/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jlbfSEbtolAwFHTaDhCTREw27ylQ?docId=CNG.5f120bbe460b15f95ab9522cc596b7bc.4a1 dead 3 March 2014 11 November 2010 Agence France-Presse 24 October 2010 Analysis A local analyst, Obaidaly al-Obaidaly, said the press campaign that accompanied the arrests resulted in a favourable outcome for Al Wefaq. "The Shiites who were hesitant or intended to boycott the elections voted overwhelmingly in favour of Al Wefaq, the representative of their community. Baqer al-Najar, a sociology professor at the University of Bahrain also said "The way the media handled the security situation which prevailed prior to the elections unexpectedly raised Al Wefaq's shares. Shiites felt that they were targeted so they voted intensely for Al Wefaq despite their restlessness with its performance throughout the past four years." Aftermath Following the 2011 Bahraini protests, all 18 Al Wefaq MPs resigned from parliament.Bahraini woman dies 'during protest' Al Jazeera, 16 July 2011 References Category:Elections in Bahrain Bahrain General elections Category:National Assembly (Bahrain) Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:October 2010 elections