| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Majlis Al-Umma / National Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Majlis Al-Nuwaab / House of Representatives |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Majlis Al-Aayan / Senate
|
| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
1 January 1986
Last amendment: 24 May 2010 (Law No. 9 of 2009) |
| Mode of designation |
directly elected 120 |
| Constituencies |
- For 108 general seats: 108 single-member constituencies (subdistricts) in 45 electoral zones. They include 12 subdistricts for minorities.
- For 12 seats reserved for women: 12 governorates, three of which include one Badia (Bedouin) constituency each. |
| Voting system |
Majority:
- Each elector casts one vote. Voters must be registered in electoral zones and may vote for candidates running in any of the subdistricts in their electoral zone.
- The election commission will distribute seats first to the 108 candidates elected from the subdistricts. The candidate (man or woman) with the highest number of votes in each electoral subdistrict is declared elected.
- Second, the election commission will calculate the percentage of votes won by unsuccessful women candidates by dividing the number of votes they obtain by the total number of votes cast in their constituency. The 12 women candidates who obtain the highest percentage of votes nationwide are declared elected on condition that no governorate obtains more than one reserved seat for women (ie, the three governorates with badia (Bedouin) constituencies may receive only one reserved seat either for the governorate or badia constituency).
- Vacancies are normally filled through by-elections within two months.
- Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements |
- age: 18 years
- Jordanian citizenship
- ordinary residence in a constituency
- disqualifications: insanity, undischarged bankruptcy, criminal conviction, allegiance to a foreign State, members of the armed forces |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
Qualified electors
- age: 30 years
- Jordanian citizenship
- ineligibility: government contractors, blood relatives of the King, imprisonment exceeding one year for a non-political offence |
| Incompatibilities |
- public office
- Deputies may become ministers of government while sitting, but a minister who wishes to run for parliament must first resign from his post |
| Candidacy requirements |
- non-reimbursable deposit equivalent to US$ 700
- candidates may run in only one subdistrict |
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