1939 Saudi Arabian municipal elections

Municipal elections were held in Saudi Arabia in March 1939.https://mahsabbagh.net/2011/04/12/saabstain/ انحيازاً للمُستقبل .. سأمتنع عن التصويت بالإنتخابات البلدية 12 April 2011 Mahsabbagh https://web.archive.org/web/20170710155452/https://mahsabbagh.net/2011/04/12/saabstain/ 2017-07-10 Although elections had been held during the Ottoman era and municipal elections were held in Mecca in 1924 and 1926 after its conquest by Ibn Saud,Centre–Periphery Relations and the Emergence of a Public Sphere in Saudi Arabia: The Municipal Elections in the Eastern Province, 1954–1960 Toby Matthieson 320–338 British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies 2015 42 3 these were the first in united Saudi Arabia.http://www.alsharq.net.sa/2015/07/04/1368651 وتسقط ورقة التوت..! Al Sharq 4 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160124160617/http://www.alsharq.net.sa/2015/07/04/1368651 2016-01-24 The number of elected members varied by city; fourteen in Mecca, eight in Jedda and Medina and four in all other municipalities. Background The elections were held in accordance with the 1938 municipalities law. Mayors remained unelected, but could be questioned by the elected members. Results Following the elections, Taher Al-Dabbagh became head of Mecca City Council. References Category:Municipal elections in Saudi Arabia Municipal Saudi