2019 Emirati Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in the United Arab Emirates on 5 October 2019 to elect half of the members (i.e., 20 members) of the Federal National Council. As there were no political parties at the time of the elections, all candidates ran as independents. The elections took place through an electoral college, the membership of which was expanded from 224,279 in 2015 to 337,738 in 2019. Electoral system The Federal National Council consists of 40 members, 20 of whom are appointed by the rulers of each emirate. and 20 are elected by single non-transferable vote in seven electoral colleges based on the emirates. The colleges of Abu Dhabi and Dubai elects four members each, the colleges of Sharjah and Ras al-Khaimah three each, and the colleges of Ajman, Fujairah and Umm al-Quwain two each.Electoral system
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2015 Emirati Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in the United Arab Emirates on 3 October 2015 to elect the half of the members of the Federal National Council. The elections took place through an electoral college, which was expanded from 129,274 members in the 2011 elections to 224,279 for the 2015 elections. Electoral system At the time of the elections, the 40-member Federal National Council had 20 indirectly-elected members and 20 appointed members. The 20 elected members were elected by seven electoral colleges; the colleges of Abu Dhabi and Dubai elected four members, the colleges of Sharjah and Ras al-Khaimah elected three, and the colleges of Ajman, Fujairah and Umm al-Quwain elected two. Only around a third of Emirati citizens (who themselves are around 12% of the country's population) were members of the electoral colleges.
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