1993 Jordanian general election
General elections were held in Jordan on 8 November 1993,[1] the first in which political parties were allowed to run since 1956. Independents won 60 of the 80 seats, with the Islamic Action Front emerging as the largest party, winning 17 seats. Voter turnout was 55%.[1]
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Electoral system
The election was held using single non-transferable voting, with each voter casting one vote in multiple-member district.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Islamic Action Front | 17 | |||
| Jordanian Democratic People's Party | 1 | |||
| Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party | 1 | |||
| Jordanian Socialist Democratic Party | 1 | |||
| Independents | 60 | |||
| Total | 80 | |||
| Total votes | 822,295 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,501,279 | 54.77 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p148 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
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