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.[2][3][4]

Background

In October 1992 political parties were legalized in Jordan for the first time since 1956.[5][6]

Electoral system

The election was held using single non-transferable voting, with each voter casting one vote in multiple-member district.

Results

A record number of voters participated in the elections,[7] with over 800,000 casting votes at around 2,900 polling stations.[7][4]

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]

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	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

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p148 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
2. Amawi, Abla M. (1994). "The 1993 Elections in Jordan". Arab Studies Quarterly. 16 (3): 15–27. ISSN 0271-3519.
3. "JORDAN: parliamentary elections Majlis Al-Nuwaab, 1993". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
4. "Jordan prepares for first multiparty elections in 37 years - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
5. "U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 1993 - Jordan". Refworld. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
6. Robinson, Glenn E. (1998). "Defensive Democratization in Jordan". International Journal of Middle East Studies. 30 (3): 387–410. ISSN 0020-7438.
7. Fineman, Mark (1993-11-09). "Record Number Vote in Jordan's Legislative Election : Mideast: Early returns indicate no group has a clear majority. Clan chiefs and traditional politicians apparently have an edge". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-02-16.