2021 Qatari general election

Elections for the Shura Council (sometimes called the Consultative Assembly) were held in Qatar for the first time on 2 October 2021, allowing the public to vote for 30 out of the 45 seats, with the remaining 15 still appointed by the emir.

The Council has the authority to approve "general state policies and the budget", but "has no say in the setting of defence, security, economic and investment policy". The emir also maintained the final say upon any disagreement between himself and the Council.

Political parties are outlawed, and all candidates ran as independents. The election could not effect a change of government, which is appointed by the emir.

The elections, originally outlined in the 2003 constitution, had previously been scheduled for 2013, before being postponed in June of that year until at least 2016, at which point they were postponed again until at least 2019. Finally, in November 2020, EmirTamim bin Hamad Al Thani pledged to hold the election in October 2021.

In a 2024 referendum, future elections were abolished and struck from the constitution, making this the only legislative election in Qatar's history.