| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Majles Al-Ommah / National Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
2 February 2012 |
| Purpose of elections |
The 2012 elections were the fourth in six years. The Emir dissolved the outgoing legislature on 6 December 2011 following a political stalemate over allegations of high-level corruption. Opposition forces
which promised ' reform and fighting corruption'
were victorious in the elections
winning a total of 34 seats
up from 20. Sunni candidates won a total of 23 seats
up from nine; and seven Shiites
which lost two seats. Pro-government forces - including the National Islamic Alliance (Shiite)
the Democratic Forum (liberal) and the National Action Bloc - and two independent candidates took the remaining 16 elected seats. Up to 15 members of the Cabinet also sit in parliament. |
Date of previous elections: 16 May 2009
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 6 December 2011
Timing of election: Early elections
Expected date of next elections: February 2016
Number of seats at stake: 50 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 286 (263 men
23 women)
Percentage of women candidates: 8.04%
Number of parties contesting the election: N/A (Political parties and groups are still banned but political "lists" are allowed to function.)
Number of parties winning seats: N/A
Alternation of power: No
Number of parties in government: N/A
Names of parties in government: N/A
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 15 February 2012
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Ahmed A. Al-Saadoun (Popular Action Bloc) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 | 2 February 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
400'296
238'308 (59.53%)
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Notes
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| Distribution of votes |
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| Distribution of seats |
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
50
0
0.00%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
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