| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Barlaman / Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Majlis al-Oumma / Council of the Nation |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Al-Majlis Al-Chaabi Al-Watani / National People's Assembly
|
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
28 December 2006 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for half of the 96 elected seats of the Council of the Nation on the normal expiry of the members' term of office. |
| (not applicable - indirect elections at local level) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Distribution of votes |
|
|
| Distribution of seats |
|
|
| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
2.78%
|
| Distribution of seats according to age |
|
|
|
| Distribution of seats according to profession |
|
|
| Comments |
| Source: Council of the Nation (01.01.2008) |
A historical Archive of past election results for this chamber can be found on a separate page