2007 Jordanian general election

none 2007 Jordanian general election Jordan parliamentary 2003 Jordanian general election 2003 2007 11 20 y 2010 Jordanian general election 2010 150 to the House of Representatives General elections were held in Jordan on 20 November 2007.Jordan to hold legislative elections on Nov 20 Forbes, Following the election, Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit and his cabinet resigned, as it normally followed in the Jordanian political system. King Abdullah II appointed Nader al-Dahabi as the new prime minister on 22 November to lead a new technocratic government.Jordanian king 'appoints new PM' BBC News, 22 November 2007 Electoral system The House of Representatives had 110 seats elected in 45 regional electoral districts, three seats elected in closed tribal districts and one national woman quota district. A minimum of six seats were guaranteed for women, nine for Christians, and three for the Circassian and Chechen minorities. Campaign 885 candidates contested the elections,Jordan elects new parliament https://web.archive.org/web/20071121032356/http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/53365F5E-CE19-4087-A269-4DB108D8425D.htm 2007-11-21 Al Jazeera, 20 November 2007 including 199 women, the highest participation of female candidacy the country had seen.Jordan holds parliamentary vote BBC News, 20 November 2007 Traditionally elections have been fought by individuals standing as independents or under tribal support and not as partisans. Some of the candidates in this election have political affiliations, and some belong to political parties. Most of the Islamic candidates contested under the Islamic Action Front (IAF) banner, with the party fielding 22 candidates. Only 6 of those 22 representing the IAF candidates won the elections,Candidate list https://web.archive.org/web/20071121200758/http://www.20112007.com/nwab_ikwan2007.html 2007-11-21 IAF website which is viewed as a major setback to the influence of the IAF inside Jordan.Large election losses for Jordanian Islamists https://web.archive.org/web/20080209180259/http://www.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C4C2EDD6-6E5E-4D0E-883D-D8CE4EA44948.htm 2008-02-09 Al Jazeera, 22 November 2007 ar Conduct The IAF, who won 17 parliamentary seats in the previous elections in 2003, has demanded independent monitors. Marouf al-Bakhit, the prime minister, turned down the request which he said would mean "that Jordan's transparency and electoral process is questionable". As reports of "vote buying" spread, a local newspaper published a picture showing a voter allegedly receiving a sum of money from the aide of a candidate. Results Results of the 2007 Jordanian general election Overall turnout was 54%, though it varied between 80% in rural areas and 28% in some constituencies in the capital.Jordan's poll turnout 54 per cent, vote-counting starts https://web.archive.org/web/20071124062555/http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/news/article_1375194.php/Jordans_poll_turnout_54_per_cent_vote-counting_starts__Roundup_ 2007-11-24 Deutsche Presse-Agentur, 20 November 2007 Islamic Action Front 6 Independents 98 Reserved seats for women 6 1326070 2455686 Official Gazette,28 November 2007 النتائج العامة للانتخابات النيابية لمجلس النواب الخامس عشر General results of the parliamentary elections for the fifteenth House of Representatives https://www.pm.gov.jo/Ar/Pages/NewsPaperDetails/4869 Official Gazette, Issue No. 4869 Arabic IFES,http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/412/ Nov. 20, 2007 USAID 16 August 2016 IPU,http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2163_07.htm JORDAN Majlis Al-Nuwaab (House of Representatives) Inter-Parliamentary Union 14 June 2011 IDEAhttps://www.idea.int/data-tools/country-view/154/40 Voter turnout data for Jordan International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 14 June 2021 References External links Temporary Election Law 34 2001 Ministry of the Interior Jordan General Category:General elections in Jordan Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Jordan Category:November 2007 elections