2020 Jordanian general election explained

Country:Jordan
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2016 Jordanian general election
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2024 Jordanian general election
Next Year:2024
Seats For Election:130 seats in the House of Representatives
Majority Seats:65
Turnout:29.90%

General elections were held in Jordan on 10 November 2020 to elect the members of the nineteenth House of Representatives.[1] [2] Voter turnout was just 30%, the lowest in a decade.[3]

The elections took place as the country was experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. As a result there were numerous calls on social media channels to boycott the elections, particularly as no alternatives to in-person voting were offered.[4] [5] The country went into a four-day total lockdown following elections, starting at 23:00 on election day, an hour later than the originally-stated 22:00.[6] [7] According to the Washington Post, "wealthy business executives and tribal independents dominated, while strong, reform-oriented members of parliament lost their seats."

Electoral system

The 130 seats in the House of Representatives consist of 115 members elected by open list proportional representation from 23 constituencies of between three and nine seats in size and 15 seats reserved for women.[8] Nine of the 115 proportional representation seats are reserved for the Christian minority, with another three reserved for the Chechen and Circassian minorities.[8]

There were 15 seats reserved for women who received the most votes but failed to be elected on their list in each of the twelve governorates and the three Badia districts.[9]

Distribution of seats! District !! General !! Circassians/
Chechens !! Christians !! Women !! Total
3 1 1 5
Amman 1 5 1 6
Amman 2 6 6
Amman 3 4 1 1 6
Amman 4 4 4
Amman 5 6 1 7
3 1 4
8 2 1 11
Irbid 1 6 6
Irbid 2 4 1 5
Irbid 3 3 1 4
Irbid 4 5 5
4 1 5
8 2 1 11
4 1 5
3 1 1 5
4 1 5
4 1 5
Zarqa 1 6 1 1 8
Zarqa 2 4 1 5
Bedouins of the North 3 1 4
Bedouins of the Center 3 1 4
Bedouins of the South 3 1 4
Total 103 3 9 15 130

Contesting parties

A total of 294 party lists with 1,703 candidates contested the elections,[10] including the Islamic Action Front, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood,[11] and the "Progressive" list, a coalition of socialist and nationalist parties including the Arab Ba'ath Progressive Party, Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, Jordanian Communist Party, Jordanian Democratic People's Party and the Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party.

Conduct

Polls opened at 07:00 and were supposed to close at 19:00. However the closing was extended by two hours, with the voting window totalling 14 hours.[12] The Independent Elections Commission has denied that the time extension was due to low turnout.[13]

Results

According to the Washington Post, "wealthy business executives and tribal independents dominated, while strong, reform-oriented members of parliament lost their seats. Broader-based coalitions fared poorly. Less than 10 percent of the 130 members of the next parliament will be from political parties. The most influential opposition party, the IAF, lost almost half of its seats. No women were elected beyond the 15-seat quota allotted them, though five had done so in the last election. Only 15 percent of those elected are under 40".[14] A total of 1,387,711 votes have been cast, corresponding to a turnout of 30%, down from 36% in 2016.[15]

By district

Results by district
District Registered List Votes Seats
General Circassian/
Chechen 		Christian Women
align=left rowspan=15Ajloun 114,980 Al-Rashid 10,988 1 1
Cooperation 9,891 1 1
Mount Ajloun 9,402 1
Right 8,349
The Job 7,087
Milk Thread 3,100
Thread of Pride 3,040
Reform 1,482
The Brave Women 318
Young 253
Future 235
Dignity and Renewal 131
Renaissance 100
Change 23
Invalid votes 2,416
align=left rowspan=14Amman 1 322,052 National Reform 9,368 1 1
Right 7,693 1
Knights of Tomorrow 7,308 1
Reform 6,369 1
Justice List 4,800 1
Goodness 3,953
Youth Authenticity 3,035
My Homeland 1,383
First 1,101
National Direction 256
Bravery 170
Renaissance 164
Jordanian National 50
Invalid votes 2,102
align=left rowspan=19Amman 2 443,281 The Elite 8,131 1
Integration 7,652 1
Bravery 6,957 1
Reform 6,500 1
Dawn 5,655 1
Change 5,316 1
Cooperation 4,900
Coming 4,559
Arabism 4,463
Knights of Jerusalem 2,986
The New Approach 1,242
Renaissance 760
My Homeland 473
Equality 250
Jerusalem is Arab 249
Knights 222
The Banner 143
Justice and Development 27
Invalid votes 987
align=left rowspan=19Amman 3 266,126 Coming 6,999 1
Future Amman 5,331 1 1 1
Progress 4,898 1
Reform 4,598 1
Together 3,961
My Homeland 1,770
It's Time 530
Progressive 504
Tomorrow 462
My Dignity 450
Youth of the Nation 285
Aid 262
National Direction 218
The Message 173
We Deserve 156
Equality 68
Justice and Development 33
Renaissance 28
Invalid votes 298
align=left rowspan=17Amman 4 283,367 The Ambition 10,870 1
Homeland 10,544 1
Holy Jerusalem 8,606 1
People 8,076 1
Blessed Al-Aqsa 7,985
Reform 6,379
Both Banks 4,690
Justice 4,506
Citizen 2,978
Achievement 2,525
People of Determination 1,382
The Call Amman 730
The Brave Ones 676
Initiative 546
Homeland Workers 476
Future 95
Invalid votes 1,451
align=left rowspan=14Amman 5 414,680 Reform 9,111 1 1
Banner 8,105 1
Banner List 7,276 1
Glory 7,150 1
Morning 7,150 1
Determination 7,147 1
People 6,522
Inspiration 6,281
Homeland 4,182
Promise 1,757
Homeland Shield 1,278
Equality 1,175
The Message 899
Invalid votes 2,678
align=left rowspan=11Aqaba 63,891 Consensus 4,259 1
The Brave Ones 4,135 1 1
Chivalry 3,842 1
Aqaba 3,565
The Morning Hours 2,600
Motherland 2,270
Fulfillment 1,462
Unit 896
Divine 319
People's Pulse 247
Invalid votes 532
align=left rowspan=19Balqa 335,921 Justice 11,173 1
Jordan Tomorrow 11,145 1
Blessing is my Home 10,579 1
Dignity 9,703 1 1 1
Fulfillment 8,470 1
Knights of Balqa 8,113 1
The Union 7,632 1
Together for Renewal 7,543 1
Back 7,516
Sons of the Homeland 6,569
Glory of Balqa 6,168 1
The Banner 6,018
Youth of Accord 4,679
Reform Bloc 4,433
Covenant 4,111
Reconcile Balqa 2,715
The Charter 2,008
Jordanian National 120
Invalid votes 3,154
align=left rowspan=16Irbid 1 362,347 Justice 11,119 1
Covenant 10,849 1
People 10,396 1
Cooperation 10,085 1
Light 9,138 1
Balance 7,734 1
Pure 7,115
Reform 7,061
Wall 6,099
Jerusalem 5,221
Irbid 5,194
Elite 4,849
Homeland 3,577
National Movement 843
My Homeland 587
Invalid votes 3,320
align=left rowspan=12Irbid 2 164,410 Justice 13,901 1 1
Popularity 11,012 1
The Ambition 10,726 1
The Poor 8,342 1
Pulse of Change 7,923
Covenant 5,941
Rescue 5,617
The Kenana 5,616
Al-Yarmuk 2,267
Nashamat Hauran 120
Youth Ambition 29
Invalid votes 3,092
align=left rowspan=11Irbid 3 128,219 My Homeland 11,671 1
The Charter 9,094 1
Light 7,566 1 1
The Union 6,729
Change 4,281
Covenant 2,903
Our Future 2,300
Accord 2,275
Cooperation 769
Aid 456
Invalid votes 2,071
align=left rowspan=13Irbid 4 186,766 Knights 9,906 1
Fulfillment 8,903 1
The Union 8,789 1
Lemon 8,298 1
Change 7,933 1
Honesty 7,276
The Lion 6,223
Blessing 6,032
Young 5,465
The Train 5,439
Belonging 3,853
My Homeland 264
Invalid votes 3,366
align=left rowspan=9Jerash 122,493 People of Determination 13,127 1 1
Renaissance 10,653 1
Change 8,635 1
Home for All 7,571 1
Jerash for All 7,292
Right 5,949
Reform 5,584
National Unity 1,273
Invalid votes 2,211
align=left rowspan=21Karak 188,801 Reform 10,625 1 1
The Banner 9,354 1
Stability 9,294 1 1
People of Determination 9,005 1
Victory 8,001 1
Karak 7,138 1
Dignity 6,867 1 1
Sons of the Jordan Valley 6,328 1
Banner 6,196
Solidarity 5,312
Accord 4,762
Right 3,984
Trust 3,559
Balance 2,690
The Knight 2,355
Homeland Shield 1,329
Shayhan 1,275
Growth 1,184
The Castle 761
Divine Heroes 346
Invalid votes 2,691
align=left rowspan=10Ma'an 59,359 Covenant 5,155 1
Future 4,653 1
Petra 4,277 1 1
Dignity 4,026 1
The Union 3,355
Loyalty to the Homeland 2,528
Light 1,883
Homeland 1,590
Shobak 1,404
Invalid votes 926
align=left rowspan=17Madaba 119,404 Madaba 7,406 1
Determination 6,802 1
Change 6,372 1
Fulfillment 4,900 1 1
National Unity 3,890
Dhiban Brigade 3,713
Pride and Dignity 3,217
Homeland 3,005
Accord 2,789
Reform 2,632
The Voice of the True 1,966
Solidarity 1,470
Success 1,165
Origin and Stability 908
My Homeland 295
Block of Will 141
Invalid votes 3,155
align=left rowspan=8Mafraq 109,688 The Brave Ones 10,343 1
Jerusalem is Arab 9,026 1 1
Light 7,941 1
Sons of Mafraq 7,723 1
Homeland 7,456
Dignity 2,217
Change 1,370
Invalid votes 3,673
align=left rowspan=10Tafilah 63,067 Covenant 4,417 1
The Brave Ones 4,215 1
Right 4,068 1
Goodness 3,366 1
White 3,151
The Charter 3,009 1
Balance 2,550
Ears of Corn 2,275
The Banner 2,223
Invalid votes 1,793
align=left rowspan=20Zarqa 1 506,604 People 14,413 1
The Decision 12,967 1 1 1
Justice 10,216 1
The Top 9,323 1
Reform 8,687 1
Determination 6,488 1
Dignity 6,151
My Homeland 2,153
Al-Aqsa 2,009
Fulfillment 1,645
Jordan Green 769
Renaissance 697
Shura 641
Zarqa Call 574
Renewal 554
National 319
Jordanian National 189
The Message 147
Arabic Appreciation 126
Invalid votes 1,557
align=left rowspan=13Zarqa 2 148,627 Covenant 6,285 1
Zarqa Future 5,546 1 1
Renewal 5,389 1
People of Ambition 4,950 1
Loyalty to the Homeland 4,717
Jerusalem 3,914
Eye of the Homeland 3,684
Reform 2,415
Sons of Zarqa 1,953
Jordan Green 607
The Job 342
Good News my Country 28
Invalid votes 1,775
align=left rowspan=12Bedouins of the North 98,026 Accord 9,546 1
Thunder of the North 7,887 1
Brotherhood 7,715 1 1
Banner 7,594
The Flame 6,973
Badia Union 6,526
Lion-Prepared 3,979
Basmat Alruwishad 1,524
Covenant 1,341
Youth of the Future 538
Starch of change 461
Invalid votes 1,487
align=left rowspan=12Bedouins of the Middle 64,666 The Brave Ones 6,446 1 1
Covenant 4,739 1
Dawn 4,522 1
Compatibility 3,746
Success 3,649
Bravery 3,453
Unified 2,970
Change 2,763
Renewal 2,281
The Originals 989
Yes we Can 345
Invalid votes 758
align=left rowspan=5Bedouins of the South 73,868 Fulfillment 14,502 1 1
Bright Future 12,266 1
Glory 10,776 1
Covenant 10,382
Invalid votes 633

Notes and References

  1. http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3290/ Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: Election for Majlis al-Nuwaab (Jordanian House of Deputies)
  2. Web site: Jordan's elections explained in 500 words. 10 November 2020. Al Jazeera. en.
  3. Web site: نسبة الاقتراع النهائية 29.9% بعد إغلاق الصناديق في الانتخابات النيابية. 10 November 2020. قناة المملكة. ar.
  4. Web site: Jordan's elections explained in 500 words. 10 November 2020. Al Jazeera. en.
  5. Web site: 10 November 2020. Jordan votes amidst strict COVID-19 measures. 10 November 2020. Middle East Monitor. en-GB.
  6. Web site: 10 November 2020. Jordan holds parliamentary elections amid virus surge. 10 November 2020. AP News.
  7. Web site: بدء 4 أيام من حظر التجول الشامل. 10 November 2020. قناة المملكة. ar.
  8. http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2965/ Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: Election for Majlis al-Nuwaab (Jordanian House of Deputies) 2016
  9. http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2163_B.htm Electoral System
  10. Web site: 16 October 2020. "المستقلة": 294 قائمة و1703 مرشحين للانتخابات والأسماء تنشر الليلة. 10 November 2020. Alghad. ar.
  11. Web site: Jordan faces virus-era polls in crisis mode . France24 . 8 November 2020.
  12. Web site: إقبال ضعيف على التصويت.. إغلاق صناديق الاقتراع بالانتخابات البرلمانية في الأردن. 10 November 2020. Al Jazeera. ar.
  13. Web site: "المستقلة للانتخاب": تمديد فترة التصويت مرتبط بكثافة الاقتراع. 10 November 2020. قناة المملكة. ar.
  14. Web site: The pandemic compromised Jordan’s parliamentary elections. Washington Post . 30 April 2021.
  15. Web site: Women, opposition lose seats in Jordan election. Al Jazeera. 30 April 2021.

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