New Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform (beta)
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New Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform (beta)
Your one-stop-shop for information about national parliaments
United Arab Emirates
-Federal National Council
Election results
Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections
Background
Election date(s)
The date when elections started and ended for directly or indirectly elected parliaments/chambers. The date of appointments for appointed parliaments/chambers.
03.10.2015
Number of seats at stake
Number of seats contested at the elections. Where the parliament/chamber is fully renewed, this number is usually identical to the statutory number of members. Where the parliament/chamber is partially renewed or appointed, the number of seats at stake is usually less than the total number of members.
40
Scope of elections
Scope of elections: Full renewal; Partial renewal.
Full renewal
Candidates
The number of women candidates is not available from authoritative sources.
No
Voter turnout
Registration
Number of people registered to vote
224,279
Votes
Number of people who actually voted
79,157
Voter turnout
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of people who actually voted by the number of people registered to vote
35.29%
Results
About the election
Short description of the context and results of the election.
Since there are no political parties in the UAE, all candidates ran as independents. During election campaigning, many candidates focused on social issues, promising to provide better housing and more health services. Others focused on job creation and better educational services. The size of the Electoral College (a body which elects half (20) of the members of the Federal National Council) remained small but increased from 129,274 in 2011 to 224,279 in 2015. The government described the move as the leadership's willingness to "enable citizens to participate actively in the process of political development". Turnout increased from 27.25% to 35.29%. As in the 2011 elections, one woman was among the 20 winners. On 18 November, the newly elected members were sworn in alongside the 20 appointed members, including eight women.
The 2015 elections used a single-vote system (meaning each voter voted for only one candidate in his/her emirate). Previously, voters were allowed to vote for as many as half the number of seats from their respective emirates. Eligible voters outside the country were allowed to vote for the first time in 2015.
Members elected, by sex
Number of men elected
31
Number of women elected
9
Percentage of women elected
The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of women elected in the election and the number of seats at stake at the election.
22.5%
Note on the Distribution of seats according to sex
One woman was elected while eight others were appointed by the rulers of the constituent states.
Sources
Federal National Council (12.10.2015, 19.11.2015)
The National
Women Indirectly Elected
1
Women Appointed
8
New legislature
Total number of men after the election
The total number of male parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
31
Total number of women after the election
The total number of female parliamentarians in this parliament/chamber following the election or renewal, regardless of their modes of designation.
9
Date of the first session
The date when the newly elected parliament/chamber was convened for the first time. It may be different from the date when members were sworn in.
18.11.2015
First Speaker of the new legislature
First Speaker of the new legislature
First name of the Speaker of the new legislature following the election or renewal.
Amal
Abdulla Al Qubaisi
(Female)
Date of election
18.11.2015