2011 Emirati parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in the United Arab Emirates on 24 September 2011 to elect the half of the members of Federal National Council.[1] The elections were held using electoral colleges, which were expanded from around 6,000 members in the 2006 elections to 129,274.[2] However, only 35,877 voters voted, with a voter turnout of 28%.[2]

Electoral college[]

The 2011 parliamentary elections had an expanded electoral college constituting 129,274 members, made up of 46% females and 54% males, of which 35% were younger than 30 years.[3]

Candidates[]

Nominations of candidates took place between 14 and 17 August.[4] On 20 August 2011, the National Elections Commission announced the preliminary list of candidates, stating that 469 members of the electoral college nominated themselves to be candidates to run for the parliamentary elections. Of those 469 nominees, 85 were women.[5]

Emirate Candidates Female candidates
Abu Dhabi 117 22
Dubai 124 26
Sharjah 94 16
Ras Al Khaimah 60 9
Ajman 34 5
Umm Al Quwain 19 4
Fujairah 21 3
Total 469 85

After last-minute applications were taken into account, the final list included 477 candidates.[6]

Campaign[]

The campaign period lasted from 4 to 21 September 2011.[4] Some observers called for a delay in the voting process to allow for more time for candidates to campaign.[7]

Candidates were prohibited from using religion in their campaign,[6] and were limited to spend 2 million dirhams.[8]

Results[]

Emirate Elected member Votes
Abu Dhabi 2,815
2,380
1,199
1,153
Dubai 1327
1,195
1,164
1,077
Sharjah 805
766
652
Ras al-Khaimah 1,449
957
717
Ajman 296
287
Fujairah 436
396
Umm Al Quwain 536
332
Source: NEC

Turnout by emirate[]

Emirate Registered Voted Turnout
Abu Dhabi 47,444 10,109 21.31
Dubai 37,514 9,268 24.71
Sharjah 13,937 5,890 42.26
Ras Al Khaimah 16,850 5,085 30.18
Umm Al Quwain 3,285 1,796 54.67
Ajman 3,920 1,562 39.85
Fujairah 6,324 2,167 34.27
Total 129,274 35,877 27.75
Source: NEC, NEC

Nominated members[]

The appointed members announced were:[9]

  • Abu Dhabi:
  4. Amal Al Qubaisi
  • Dubai:
  3. Mohammad Al-Murr
  • Sharjah:
  • Ras Al Khaimah:
  • Ajman:
  • Fujairah:
  • Umm Al Quwain:

Aftermath[]

was elected unopposed as Speaker of the Federal National Council.

References[]

  1. ^ UAE to hold second ever election in September Reuters, 16 March 2011
  2. ^ a b Elections in 2011 IPUM
  3. ^ Statistics and figures National Elections Commission
  4. ^ a b Election timetable National Elections Commission
  5. ^ 469 مرشح ومرشحة على القائمة الأولية لانتخابات المجلس الوطني الاتحادي National Elections Commission
  6. ^ a b Candidates for FNC cleared for final list The National, 25 August 2011
  7. ^ FNC elections: Make it late to make it right Gulf News, 14 July 2011
  8. ^ UAE nationals ask: Why can’t we all vote? The Huffington Post, 21 September 2011
  9. ^ Shaikh Khalifa to open new FNC term Gulf News, 15 November 2011
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