1973 Bahraini general election

none Bahrain parliamentary Flag of Bahrain (1972–2002).svg 78.40% 1972 Bahraini Constituent Assembly election 1972 2002 Bahraini general election 2002 30 of the 44 seats in the National Assembly 12 December 1973thumb|200px|The religious block in Parliament, showing from right to left: Sheikh Abdul Amir al-Jamri, Abbas Al-Rayes and Ayatollah Isa Qassim General elections were held in Bahrain for the first time on 12 December 1973.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p53 0-19-924958-X 30 of the 44 seats in the unicameral National Assembly were contested, the other 14 were ex officio.Majlis Al-Nuwab (Council of Representatives) http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/BAHRAIN_1973_E.PDF INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION 26 August 2015 Out of the 24,883 registered voters—all of whom were male—19,509 cast a ballot, giving a voter turnout of 78%.Nohlen et al., p54 Two distinct political blocs amongst the elected members; the "People's Bloc" consisted of eight Shia and Sunni members elected from urban areas and associated with left-wing and nationalist organizations, including the Popular Front for the Liberation of Bahrain, the National Liberation Front – Bahrain or the Baathist movement. The 'Religious Bloc' was made up of six Shia members mostly from rural constituencies. The remaining members were independents with shifting positions. Electoral system The elections were held under the 1973 constitution. The 44-seat National Assembly had thirty members elected by a franchise restricted to male citizens, with an additional 14 ministers of the royally-appointed government becoming ex officio members.Bahrain, Federal Research Division, 2004, Kessinger Publishing, pp 97 - 98 Elected members The elected members of the 1973 National Assembly were: ConstituencyElected MemberBloc«الكتلة الدينية» في برلمان 1973 Al Wasat News arVotesانتخابات المجلس الوطني عام 1973 (2) https://web.archive.org/web/20140819102744/http://www.akhbar-alkhaleej.com/11899/article/410675.html 2014-08-19 Akhnar al-Khaleej ar Position1Rasool Al-Jishi 7591Khalid Ibrahim Al-Thawadi 6912Abdulhadi Khalaf 7112Hassan Al Jishi 582President3Mohammed Salman Ahmed Hammad 2884Mohammed Abdullah Harmas 3044Mohsin Hameed Al-MarhoonPeople's2215Ali Saleh Al-Saleh 4686Hamad Abdullah Abul 3117Ali Ebrahim Abdul Aal 2078Abdullah Ali Al-Moawada 5808Jassim Mohammed Murad 5969Ali Qasim RabeaPeople's5739Mohammed Jaber Al-SabahPeople's34110Isa Hassan Al-Thawadi 55710Ibrahim Mohammed Hassan Fakhro 48811Khalifa Ahmed Al Bin Ali 388Vice-president12Abdullah Mansoor Isa 65013Mustafa Mohammed Al-QassabReligious66513Alawi Makki Alsharakhat 63314Abdullah Al-Shaikh Mohammed Al-MadaniReligious771Secretary15Isa Ahmed QasimReligious107915Abdul Amir al-JamriReligious81716Abbas Mohammed AliReligious32417Yousif Salman Kamal 35918Abdul Aziz Mansoor Al-Aali 63119Hassan Ali Al-MutawajReligious58519Salman Al shaikh MohammedReligious49520Ibrahim bin Salman al Khalifa 57220Khalifa Al Dhahrani 250 Aftermath In 1975, the National Assembly was dissolved by the then ruler Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa because it refused to pass the government-sponsored State Security Law of 1974. Isa subsequently refused to allow the Assembly to meet again or hold elections during his lifetime. The next parliamentary elections were held in 2002 after a gap of 27 years. During that period, Bahrain was run by the royally-appointed government under emergency laws. References Category:Elections in Bahrain Bahrain General Category:National Assembly (Bahrain) Category:Non-partisan elections