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]

2006 Emirati parliamentary election
United Arab Emirates
16, 18 and 20 December 2006

20 of the 40 seats in the Federal National Council
Turnout74.40%
Party Seats
Independents 20
Speaker before Speaker after
Saeed Mohammad Al Gandi
Independent
Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair
Independent

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

  1. Poll opens for first UAE elections Al Jazeera, 16 December 2006
  2. "FNC members ask for new elections". The National. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. Sole woman elected in UAE maiden polls Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Middle East Online, 21 December 2006
  4. "UAE polls 'step to more participation'". Gulf Times. 21 December 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
  5. Elections in 2006 IPU
  6. FNC House takes shape Khaleej Times, 5 February 2007
  7. The UAE today begins its 48th parliamentary year Teller Report, 13 November 2019
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