1954 Jordanian general election
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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
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Liberal Party | 1 | |||
Umma Party | 1 | |||
Independents | 38 | |||
Total | 40 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 445,928 | – | ||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p148 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ Nohlen et al., p151