1993 Jordanian general election
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{{Politics of Jordan}}
General elections were held in Jordan on 8 November 1993,Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p148 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}} the first in which political parties were allowed to run since 1956.{{Cite journal |last=Amawi |first=Abla M. |date=1994 |title=The 1993 Elections in Jordan |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41858984 |journal=Arab Studies Quarterly |volume=16 |issue=3 |pages=15–27 |issn=0271-3519}}{{Cite web |title=JORDAN: parliamentary elections Majlis Al-Nuwaab, 1993 |url=http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2163_93.htm |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=archive.ipu.org}}{{Cite web |title=Jordan prepares for first multiparty elections in 37 years - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/11/07/Jordan-prepares-for-first-multiparty-elections-in-37-years/8069752648400/ |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=UPI |language=en}}
Background
In October 1992 political parties were legalized in Jordan for the first time since 1956.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 1993 - Jordan |url=https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/usdos/1994/en/25215 |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Refworld |language=en}}{{Cite journal |last=Robinson |first=Glenn E. |date=1998 |title=Defensive Democratization in Jordan |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/164267 |journal=International Journal of Middle East Studies |volume=30 |issue=3 |pages=387–410 |issn=0020-7438}}
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,{{Cite web |last=Fineman |first=Mark |date=1993-11-09 |title=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. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-09-mn-54832-story.html |access-date=2024-02-16 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} with over 800,000 casting votes at around 2,900 polling stations.
Independents won 60 of the 80 seats, with the Islamic Action Front emerging as the largest party, winning 17 seats. Voter turnout was 55%.{{Election results
|party1=Islamic Action Front|votes1=|seats1=17
|party2=Jordanian Democratic People's Party|votes2=|seats2=1
|party3=Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party|votes3=|seats3=1
|party4=Jordanian Socialist Democratic Party|votes4=|seats4=1
|party5=Independents|votes5=|seats5=60
|invalid=
|totalvotes=822295
|electorate=1501279
|source=Nohlen et al.
}}
References
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