1954 Jordanian general election

General elections were held in Jordan on 16 October 1954,[1] the first that political parties were allowed to contest. The result was a victory for independent candidates, which won 38 of the 40 seats, with the other two going to the Liberal Party and the Umma Party.[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Liberal Party			1
	Umma Party			1
	Independents			38
Total				40
Registered voters/turnout		445,928	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p148 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
2. Nohlen et al., p151