Election Information
General Information
Elections were held on September 10, 2024 to elect the 138 members of the House of Representatives (lower house of the Jordanian Parliament). The elections were supervised by the Independent Election Commission and marked the first vote following the 2022 constitutional reforms. The results were as follows:
Election Results:
Islamic Action Front: 464,350 votes (33.69%), 17 seats
National Charter Party: 93,680 votes (6.80%), 3 general seats and 1 Chechen seat
National Islamic Party: 87,519 votes (6.35%), 3 seats
Eradah Party: 75,121 votes (5.45%), 3 seats
National Union Movement: 66,227 votes (4.81%), 2 general seats and 1 Christian seat
Progress Party (Jordan): 61,199 votes (4.44%), 2 general seats and 1 Christian seat
Blessed Land Party: 50,244 votes (3.65%), 2 seats
Jordanian Labor Party: 50,142 votes (3.64%), 2 seats
Namaa-Labor Alliance: 45,859 votes (3.33%), 2 seats
Azem Party: 41,891 votes (3.04%), 2 seats
Electoral System:
The elections were held under a mixed proportional system implemented for the first time: 97 seats were allocated across 18 local electoral districts through open-list proportional representation, while 41 seats were distributed at the national level through closed party lists.
There were quotas for: 18 women (one per local district), 7 Christians, and 2 Chechen/Circassians. Each voter had two votes: one for a local list and one for a national party list.
The reforms aimed to strengthen party-based representation and facilitate a gradual transition toward parliamentary governments by 2032.
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Elections were held on September 10, 2024 to elect the 138 members of the House of Representatives (lower house of the Jordanian Parliament). The elections were supervised by the Independent Election Commission and marked the first vote following the 2022 constitutional reforms. The results were as follows:
Election Results:
Islamic Action Front: 464,350 votes (33.69%), 17 seats
National Charter Party: 93,680 votes (6.80%), 3 general seats and 1 Chechen seat
National Islamic Party: 87,519 votes (6.35%), 3 seats
Eradah Party: 75,121 votes (5.45%), 3 seats
National Union Movement: 66,227 votes (4.81%), 2 general seats and 1 Christian seat
Progress Party (Jordan): 61,199 votes (4.44%), 2 general seats and 1 Christian seat
Blessed Land Party: 50,244 votes (3.65%), 2 seats
Jordanian Labor Party: 50,142 votes (3.64%), 2 seats
Namaa-Labor Alliance: 45,859 votes (3.33%), 2 seats
Azem Party: 41,891 votes (3.04%), 2 seats
Electoral System:
The elections were held under a mixed proportional system implemented for the first time: 97 seats were allocated across 18 local electoral districts through open-list proportional representation, while 41 seats were distributed at the national level through closed party lists.
There were quotas for: 18 women (one per local district), 7 Christians, and 2 Chechen/Circassians. Each voter had two votes: one for a local list and one for a national party list.
The reforms aimed to strengthen party-based representation and facilitate a gradual transition toward parliamentary governments by 2032.
Related Article:
Al Jazeera – Jordan’s Islamist opposition party tops parliamentary elections