1950 Jordanian general election explained

General elections were held in Jordan on 11 April 1950.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} For the first time, West Bank Palestinians were able to vote. The 40 representatives of the new Parliament were divided equally, with 20 each from the east and west sides of the Jordan River.^[5]

As political parties were banned at the time, all candidates ran as independents, although some were affiliated with the Liberal Party, the Jordanian Communist Party, the Ba'ath Party the Arab Constitutional Party and the Umma Party.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Zvi Elpeleg & Shmuel Himelstein (2012) The Grand Mufti: Haj Amin al-Hussaini, Founder of the Palestinian National Movement, Routledge, p123
2. Jacob Tovy (2014) Israel and the Palestinian Refugee Issue: The Formulation of a Policy, 1948-1956, Routledge, p88
3. Alan George (2013) Jordan: Living in the Crossfire, Zed Books
4. "Jordan Names Parliament", Bakersfield (CA) Californian, 11 April 1950, p1
5. Ronen Yitzhak (2012) Abdullah Al-Tall, Arab Legion Officer: Arab Nationalism and Opposition to the Hashemite Regime, Apollo Books, p95
6. [Dieter Nohlen]