2006 Emirati parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held for the first time in the United Arab Emirates between 16 and 20 December 2006 to elect half of the 40 members of Federal National Council. Voting took place in Abu Dhabi and Fujairah on 16 December, in Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah on 18 December, and in Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain on 20 December.[1]
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20 of the 40 seats in the Federal National Council | |||||||||
| Turnout | 74.40% | ||||||||
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Electoral system
The 40 members of the Federal National Council consisted of 20 elected members and 20 members appointed by the rulers of each emirate.
The elections were held using electoral colleges, with only 6,595 of more than 300,000 citizens over 18 years were allowed to vote, of which 1,163 were women.[2][3] The electoral college members were chosen by the rulers of the seven emirates.[4]
Results
Only one woman was elected (Amal Al Qubaisi in Abu Dhabi) and eight were amongst the appointed members announced on 4 February 2007.[5][6] Umm Al Qaiwain was the only emirate without female representation.
| Emirate | Members |
|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | Ahmed Shabeeb Al Dhaheri |
| Amal Al Qubaisi | |
| Rashed Musabah Al Kendi Al Murar | |
| Aamer Abdul Jalil Mohamed Al Fahim | |
| Abdulla Nasser bin Huwaileel Al Mansouri | |
| Fatima Al Mazrouei | |
| Mohammed Mohammed Ali Fadel Al Hameli | |
| Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili | |
| Dubai | Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair |
| Jamal Mohd Al Hai | |
| Hussain Abdulla Ali Al Shafar | |
| Khalid Ali Ahmed bin Zayed | |
| Sultan Saqer Al Suwaidi | |
| Fatma Al Marri | |
| Maysa Ghadeer | |
| Najla Faisal Al Awadhi | |
| Sharjah | Hamad Harith Al Midfa |
| Khalifa Abdulla bin Huwaidan Al Ketbi | |
| Salim Mohamed bin Salim Al Naqbi | |
| Aisha Al Roumi | |
| Obaid Ali bin Butti Al Muhairi | |
| Mohamed Abdulla Ali Saif Al Zaabi | |
| Ras al-Khaimah | Ahmed Mohd Naser Al Khatri |
| Rashed Mohamed Al Sheraiqi | |
| Abdul Rahim Abdul Latif Al Shahin | |
| Abdulla Ahmed Balhin Al Shehhi | |
| Nidal Al Tunaiji | |
| Yousef Obaid Al Neaimi | |
| Ajman | Hamad Abdulla Ghulaita Al Ghufli |
| Khaled Hamad Mohammed Abu Shehab | |
| Ali Majed Al Matrooshi | |
| Alia Al Suwaidi | |
| Fujairah | Ahmed Saeed Abdulla Al Dhanhani |
| Rawiyah Al Samahi | |
| Saeed Ali Hamad Al Hafri | |
| Sultan Ahmed Abdulla Al Moadhen | |
| Umm al-Quwain | Ali Jasim Ahmed |
| Sultan Khalfan Sultan bin Hussain | |
| Sultan Saif Salim Al Kubaisi | |
| Yousef Ali Fadil bin Fadil |
Aftermath
The newly-elected Federal National Council was opened on 12 February 2007 by President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.[7]
References
- Poll opens for first UAE elections Al Jazeera, 16 December 2006
- "FNC members ask for new elections". The National. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- Sole woman elected in UAE maiden polls Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Middle East Online, 21 December 2006
- "UAE polls 'step to more participation'". Gulf Times. 21 December 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
- Elections in 2006 IPU
- FNC House takes shape Khaleej Times, 5 February 2007
- The UAE today begins its 48th parliamentary year Teller Report, 13 November 2019