Early parliamentary elections were held in
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
on 23 January 2013. All 150 seats in the
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
were up for election. Voter turnout was reported to be 56.6%.
Election results
Of the 150 available seats, 15 seats were reserved for women, 9 for Christians, 9 for Bedouins, 3 for Chechen or Circassian candidates. A further 27 seats were chosen on the national level, rather than on a constituency basis.
The final results of the elections were available on 28 January 2013. More than 90 of the 150 chosen Representatives were new to the House of Representatives.
It was reported that a total of 37 Representatives can be seen as Islamist or critical of the government.
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Ajloun Governorate
Ajloun Governorate
Ajloun Governorate (alternative spelling Ajlun Governorate) ( ar, محافظة عجلون) is one of the governorates of Jordan, located north of Amman the capital of Jordan. Ajloun Governorate has the fourth highest population density in Jord ...
(2 Districts, 4 Seats)
''First District''
''Second District''
Amman Governorate
Amman Governorate
Amman Governorate, officially known as Muhafazat al-Asima ( ar, محافظة العاصمة, English translation: The Capital Governorate), is one of the governorates in Jordan. The governorate's capital is the city of Amman, which is also the ...
(7 Districts, 25 Seats)
''First District''
''Second District''
''Third District''
''Fourth District''
''Fifth District''
''Sixth District''
''Seventh District''
Aqaba Governorate
Aqaba Governorate
Aqaba ( ar, العقبة ''al-ʻAqabah'') is one of the governorates of Jordan, located south of Amman, capital of Jordan. Its capital is Aqaba. It is the fourth largest governorate in Jordan by area and is ranked 10th by population.
Aqaba, the ...
(1 Districts, 2 Seats)
First District
Balqa Governorate
Balqa Governorate
Balqa' ( ar, البلقاء ''Al Balqā’'') is one of the governorates of Jordan. It is located northwest of Amman, Jordan's capital.
The governorate has the fourth largest population of the 12 governorates of Jordan, and is ranked 10th by are ...
( 4 Districts, 10 Seats)
''First District''
''Second District''
''Third District''
''Fourth District''
Irbid Governorate
Irbid Governorate
Irbid or Irbed ( ar, إربد) is a governorate in Jordan, located north of Amman, the country's capital. The capital of the governorate is the city of Irbid. The governorate has the second largest population in Jordan after Amman Governorate, ...
(9 Districts, 16 Seats)
''First District''
''Second District''
''Third District''
''Fourth District''
''Fifth District''
''Sixth District''
''Seventh District''
''Eighth District''
''Ninth District''
Jerash Governorate
Jerash Governorate
Jerash Governorate ( ar, محافظة جرش) is one of 12 governorates in Jordan. It is located in the northwestern side of the country. The capital of the governorate is the city of Jerash.
Jerash Governorate has the smallest area of the 12 ...
(1 District, 4 Seats)
''First District''
Karak Governorate
Karak Governorate
Karak ( ar, الكرك) is one of the governorates of Jordan, located south-west of Amman, Jordan's capital. Its capital is Al-Karak. It s bordered by Madaba and the Capital governorates to the north, Ma'an Governorate to the east, Tafilah Governor ...
(6 Districts, 10 Seats)
''First District''
''Second District''
''Third District''
''Fourth District''
''Fifth District''
''Sixth District''
Ma'an Governorate
Ma'an Governorate
Ma'an ( ar, معان) is one of the governorates of Jordan, it is located south of Amman, Jordan's capital. Its capital is the city of Ma'an. This governorate is the largest in the kingdom of Jordan by area.
History
The land of the Governorate ...
(3 Districts, 4 Seats)
''First District''
''Second District''
''Third District''
Madaba Governorate
Madaba Governorate
Madaba (Arabic مادبا) is one of the governorates of Jordan. It is located southwest of Amman, the capital of Jordan, and its capital is Madaba. The governorate is ranked 8th (of 12 governorates) by population and by area. It is bordered by ...
(2 Districts, 4 Seats)
''First District''
''Second District''
Mafraq Governorate
Mafraq Governorate
Mafraq ( ar, محافظة المفرق ''Muhāfaẓat al-Mafraq'', local dialects ''Mafrag'' or ''Mafra' '') is one of the governorates of Jordan, located to the north-east of Amman, capital of Jordan. It has a population of 287,300 (2010 estimat ...
(1 District, 4 Seats)
''First District''
Tafilah Governorate
Tafilah Governorate
Tafilah ( ar, الطفيلة) is one of the governorates of Jordan, located about 180 km south-west of Amman, Jordan's capital.
Tafilah Governorate is bordered by Karak Governorate to the north, Ma'an Governorate to the east and south, Aqa ...
(2 Districts, 4 Seats)
''First District''
''Second District''
Zarqa Governorate
Zarqa Governorate
Zarqa Governorate ( ar, محافظة الزرقاء ''Muħāfazat az-Zarqāʔ'', local dialects ''ez-Zergā'' or ''ez-Zer'a'') is the third largest governorate in Jordan by population. The capital of Zarqa governorate is Zarqa City, which is the ...
(5 Districts, 11 Seats)
''First District''
''Second District''
''Third District''
''Fourth District''
Northern Badia
Northern Badia ( 3 Seats)
Central Badia
Central Badia ( 3 Seats)
Southern Badia
Southern Badia ( 3 Seats)
Women's Quota
Women's Quota (15 Seats, 1 woman per previous constituency)
National List
National List (the following candidates were chosen as part of a national list rather than a constituency or quota)
See also
* 2013 Jordanian general election
* Jordanian parliamentary election results, 2007
Election results
The following are the official and final results for the Jordanian Parliamentary Elections held on Tuesday, November 20., Al-Rai News paper, Nov. 21st.
Ajlun Governorate ( 2 Districts, 4 Seats)
''First District'': Al-Qasabah.
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References
Literature
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