1997 Jordanian general election

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{{Politics of Jordan}}

General elections were held in Jordan on 4 November 1997.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p148 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}} They were boycotted by the main opposition parties,Nohlen et al., p151 and saw independents win 75 of the 80 seats. Voter turnout was 44.7%.

Results

{{Election results

|party1=National Constitutional Party|votes1=|seats1=2|sc1=New

|party2=Arab Land Party|votes2=|seats2=1|sc2=New

|party3=Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party|votes3=|seats3=1|sc3=New

|party4=Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party|votes4=|seats4=1|sc4=0

|party5=Independents|votes5=|seats5=75|sc5=+15

|total_sc=0

|totalvotes=822318

|electorate=1838223

|source=Nohlen et al.

}}

References