1997 Jordanian general election

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General elections were held in Jordan on 4 November 1997.[1] They were boycotted by the main opposition parties,[2] and saw independents win 75 of the 80 seats. Voter turnout was 44.7%.[1]

Results[]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
2New
1New
Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party1New
Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party10
Independents75+15
Total800
Total votes822,318
Registered voters/turnout1,838,22344.73
Source: Nohlen et al.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p148 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p151
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