Assembly of Representatives (Jordan)

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**Assembly of Representatives (Jordan)**
Basic data
Seat:	Amman
Legislative period :	4 years
First session:	1947
MPs:	150
Current legislative period
Last choice:	20th September 2016
Chair:	Atef Tarawneh
Website
www.representatives.jo

The Majlis an-Nuwab ( Arabic مجلس النواب, DMG Maǧlis an-Nuwwāb '“Assembly of Representatives”) is the Lower House of Representatives of Jordan .

The Chamber of Deputies of the Jordanian Parliament consists of 110 elected members. 104 of them are elected every four years and six seats are reserved for women through a special election. Nine seats are reserved for Christians and three seats are reserved for Chechens and Circassians .

Past elections

General election in Jordan 2003 on June 17, 2003
General election in Jordan 2007 on November 20, 2007
General election in Jordan 2010 on November 9, 2010
General election in Jordan 2013 on January 23, 2013
General election in Jordan 2016 on September 20, 2016

Jordanian Parliament after the 2016 election:

Non-party : 100 seats

Islamic Action Front : 10 seats

Zamzam: 5 seats

Islamic Centrist Party: 5 seats

National Current Party: 4 seats

Justice and Reform Party: 2 seats

Arab Socialist Ba'ath: 1 seat

National Union: 1 seat

Al-Awn: 1 seat

Seat

The Chamber of Deputies of the Jordanian Parliament is based in Amman .

Web links

Jordan . In: The World Factbook . Retrieved September 28, 2015.
Elections Law www.representatives.jo

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e IPU PARLINE database: JORDAN (Majlis Al-Nuwaab), full text . Retrieved September 28, 2015.
^ History of Parliamentary Life in Jordan . In: www.representatives.jo . Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
^ Wiebke Eden-Fleig: Jordan: Kingdom under pressure . In: The time . Retrieved September 9, 2016.
↑ http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/new-lower-house-includes-74-new-faces
↑ Jordan . In: places-of-power.org - A Wiki on National Parliament Buildings Worldwide . Retrieved September 9, 2016.

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