1956 Jordanian general election

none thumb|300px|right|An election rally in Amman during the 1956 election campaign. General elections were held in Jordan on 21 October 1956.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p148 0-19-924958-X The National Socialist Party emerged as the largest party, with 12 seats.Nohlen et al., p151 The elections were considered to be one of the most free in Jordan's history, and was the first and only election to produce an elected government.https://books.google.com/books?id=bVF9DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA39 39 Politics, the Military and National Security in Jordan, 1955–1967 Lawrence Tal Political Science 12 November 2002 6 July 2017 Hizb ut-Tahrir, which won a single seat, was later banned. Results National Socialist Party 12 New yellow Arab Constitutional Party 8 New Muslim Brotherhood 4 New Communist Party 3 New red Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party 2 New Hizb ut-Tahrir 1 New black Independents 10 –28 0 Talhttps://books.google.com/books?id=bVF9DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA38 38 Politics, the Military and National Security in Jordan, 1955-1967 Lawrence Tal Political Science 12 November 2002 6 July 2017 See also Suleiman Nabulsi's cabinet References Category:General elections in Jordan General election Jordan Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Jordan