1993 Jordanian general election

None General elections were held in Jordan on 8 November 1993,Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p148 0-19-924958-X the first in which political parties were allowed to run since 1956.Amawi Abla M. 1994 The 1993 Elections in Jordan https://www.jstor.org/stable/41858984 Arab Studies Quarterly 16 3 15–27 0271-3519JORDAN: parliamentary elections Majlis Al-Nuwaab, 1993 http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2163_93.htm 2024-02-16 archive.ipu.orgJordan prepares for first multiparty elections in 37 years - UPI Archives https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/11/07/Jordan-prepares-for-first-multiparty-elections-in-37-years/8069752648400/ 2024-02-16 UPI en Background In October 1992 political parties were legalized in Jordan for the first time since 1956.U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 1993 - Jordan https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/usdos/1994/en/25215 2024-02-16 Refworld enRobinson Glenn E. 1998 Defensive Democratization in Jordan https://www.jstor.org/stable/164267 International Journal of Middle East Studies 30 3 387–410 0020-7438 Electoral system The election was held using single non-transferable voting, with each voter casting one vote in multiple-member district. Results A record number of voters participated in the elections,Fineman Mark 1993-11-09 Record Number Vote in Jordan's Legislative Election : Mideast: Early returns indicate no group has a clear majority. Clan chiefs and traditional politicians apparently have an edge. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-09-mn-54832-story.html 2024-02-16 Los Angeles Times en-US with over 800,000 casting votes at around 2,900 polling stations. Independents won 60 of the 80 seats, with the Islamic Action Front emerging as the largest party, winning 17 seats. Voter turnout was 55%.Islamic Action Front 17 Jordanian Democratic People's Party 1 Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party 1 Jordanian Socialist Democratic Party 1 Independents 60 822295 1501279 Nohlen et al. References Category:General elections in Jordan Grneral Jordan Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Jordan