General elections were held in Oman in 1994. They were the first elections in a Gulf Arab country in which women could both vote and stand as a candidate.[1]
Following the country's first national census in 1993, the electoral system was modified slightly from that used for the 1991 elections in which each wilayah was represented by one member in the Consultative Assembly. The 20 wilayahs with a population of over 30,000 were granted an extra representative, increasing the number of elected members from 59 to 80.[2]
Single seat wilayahs elected two candidates and two-seat wilayahs elected four, of which half were chosen by Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said and Sultan Qaboos to sit in the Consultative Assembly.[2]
Although women had been able to vote in the 1991 elections, they had not been able to stand as candidates. However, the 1994 elections saw women able to stand in seats in the Muscat Governorate.[2]
Female candidates won two seats;[3] Shakour bint Mohammed al-Ghamari in Muscat and Taiba al-Mawali in Seeb.[2]
| Wilayah | Member | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam | Mohammed bin Sultan bin Hamed al-Mahrooqi | |
| Al Amarat | Mohammed bin Hamoud bin Mohammed al-Wahaibi | |
| Salim bin Said bin Salim al-Wahaibi | ||
| Al Awabi | Abdalrahman bin Saif bin Hammad al-Kharousi | |
| Al Buraimi | Ahmed bin Rashid bin Homed al-Shamsi | |
| Al Hamra | Salim bin Mohammed bin Ahmed al-Abri | |
| Al-Jabal al-Aswat | Salim bin Ahmed bin Sabah Na'awm al-Kathiri | |
| Al Jazir | Ghareeb bin Sa'ad bin Musallam al-Junaidi | |
| Al Kamil walWafi | Khamis bin Halis bin Khadim al-Hashmi | |
| Al-Mudhaibi | Hilal bin Ali bin Soud al-Habsi | |
| Mubarak bin Abdallah bin Hamid al-Rashdi | ||
| Al Qabil | Abdallah bin Hamdoon bin Humaid al-Harthi | |
| Al-Rustaq | Khalil bin Saif bin Nasser al-Ghafri | |
| Abdalwahed bin Suleiman bin Zahran al-Harasi | ||
| Bahla | Mohammed bin Abdallah bin Said al-Adwi | |
| Samah bin Suleiman bin Saif al-Shakaili | ||
| Barka | Ali bin Hamoud bin Ali Al Bu Sa'id | |
| Salim bin Hamel bin Khuwaidam al-Mashaifri | ||
| Bawshar | Nasser bin Mansoor bin Saif al-Salti | |
| Saif bin Suleiman bin Humaid al-Hasni | ||
| Bidbid | Mohammed bin Hamed bin Zuhair al-Farsi | |
| Bidiya | Amer bin Mohammed bin Shamis al-Hajri | |
| Bukha | Ahmed bin Abdallah bin Mohammed al-Malik al-Shuhi | |
| Dhalkout | Ahmed bin Suhail bin Ajaham Hardan | |
| Dhank | Ali bin Said bin Khalifa al-Yahyai | |
| Dibba Al-Baya | Mohammed bin Ali Bu Rashid al-Shuhi | |
| Dima wa Ta'een | Saif bin Mohsin bin Hilal al-Ma'amari | |
| Duqm | Abdallah bin Mabkhout bin Ali al-Janaibi | |
| Halaniyat | Abdalaziz bin Salim bin Sa'id al-Naqash al-Mahri | |
| Himah | al-Abd bin al-Sharqi bin Aks al-Haroosi | |
| Ibra | Abdallah bin Hashel bin Rashid al-Maskeri | |
| Ibri | Hamed bin Mohammed bin Hamed al-Jasasi | |
| Saif bin Ali bin Said al-Ghafri | ||
| Izki | Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Gaith al-Darmaki | |
| Jalan Bani Bu Ali | Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Hamouda | |
| Juma bin Hamed bin Salim al-Ghilani | ||
| Jalan Bani Bu Hasan | Sa'id bin Mohammed bin Abdallah al-Suwa'i | |
| Khabourah | Abdallah bin Mohammed bin Said al-Sa'idi | |
| Qais bin Zahran bin Saif al-Hosni | ||
| Khasab | Juma bin Hamdan bin Hasan al-Malik al-Shuhi | |
| Liwa | Ahmed bin Khalfan bin Ahmed al-Ghufaili | |
| Madha | Ahmed bin Abdallah bin Khalfan al-Madhani | |
| Maghshan | Musallam bin Salim bin Sa'id al-Sha'ash'i | |
| Mahdha | Ahmed bin Obaid bin Juma al-Ka'abi | |
| Mahoot | Ali bin Suwaidan bin Suwfwid | |
| Manah | Zahran bin Said bin Nasser al-Hadrami | |
| Masirah | Mohammed bin Khamis bin Hilal al-Majali | |
| Mirbat | Khalid bin Ahmed bin Said al-Amri | |
| Musana'ah | Salim bin Mohammed bin Sa'id al-Mardoof al Sa'idi | |
| Khalifa bin Salim bin Mohammed al-Nasri | ||
| Muscat | Hamad bin Abdallah bin Nasser al-Riyami | |
| Shakour bint Mohammed al-Ghamari | ||
| Muttrah | Aflah bin Hamad bin Salim al-Ruwahi | |
| Mahmoud bin Abdallah bin Mohammed al-Khanji | ||
| Nakhal | Mohammed bin Nasser bin Suleiman al-Habaishi | |
| Nizwa | Al-Khattab bin Ahmed bin Soud al-Kindi | |
| Nasser bin Rashid bin Marhoon al-Toobi | ||
| Qurayyat | Mohammed bin Saif bin Mohammed al-Jandhami | |
| Rakhyout | Abdallah bin Mustahail bin Salim Shammas | |
| Sa'dah | Salim bin Khalfan bin Rashid al-Shukaili | |
| Saham | Saif bin Marhoon bin Ali al-Ma'amari | |
| Ali bin Abdallah bin Ali al-Badi | ||
| Salalah | Daris bin Khadim bin Fatah Bu Shaham | |
| Seeb | Hamoud bin Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Hinai | |
| Taiba al-Mawali | ||
| Shinas | Ali bin Mohammed bin Ali al-Ka'abi | |
| Mohammed bin Abdallah bin Ahmed al-Khousaibi | ||
| Sohar | Rashid bin Hamdan bin Ali al-Maqbali | |
| Khalfan bin Salim bin Masoud | ||
| Suma'il | Hilal bin Soud bin Nasser Abu Said | |
| Mohammed bin Nasser bin Humaid al-Naddabi | ||
| Sur | Mohammed bin Nasser bin Mohammed al-Araimi | |
| Ali bin Musallam bin Juma al-Alawi | ||
| Suwayq | Rashid bin Hamdan bin Saba'a al-Sa'idi | |
| Mohammed bin Ali bin Nasser al-Kiyoumi | ||
| Taqah | Ali bin Sahel bin Ali al-Hafeed | |
| Thumrait | Said bin Sa'ad bin Mohammed Ghawas | |
| Wadi al-Ma'awal | Saleh bin Soud bin Khalil al-Ma'awali | |
| Wadi bin Khalid | Hamoud bin Rashid bin Saif al-Sha'aibi | |
| Yanqul | Sa'id bin Amer bin Saif | |
| Source: Allen & Rigsbee | ||