Jordan

House of Representatives

Political system: Monarchy
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: Yes

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): 10 Sep 2024
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 25 Jul 2024
Timing of election: Upon normal expiry

Notes: Under the Constitution, elections to the House of Representatives are held within the four months preceding the end of the outgoing legislature’s term, which in this case, was November 2024.
Expected date of next elections: 30 Sep 2028

Notes: The date above is given as an indication, based on the date of the most recent elections. Under the Constitution, elections to the House of Representatives are held within the four months preceding the end of the outgoing legislature’s term, which in this case, would be November 2028. Elections would thus be required between July and November 2028).
Number of seats at stake: 138
Scope of elections: Full renewal

Candidates

Number of parties contesting the election: -

Notes: 172 lists
Total number of candidates: 937
Number of male candidates: 747
Number of female candidates: 190
Percentage of women candidates: 20.3%

Voter turnout

Registered voters: 5,115,219
Voters: 1,638,351
Voter turnout: 32.0%

Results

About the election: On 25 July 2024, King Abdullah II dissolved the House of Representatives in view of elections to be held on 10 September. The 2022 electoral law, which has introduced 41 party seats into the new 138-member House of Representatives, applied for the first time to the 2024 elections (see note 1). That has reportedly increased the number of candidates backed by political parties for 97 other seats that are open to non-party candidates. As a result, over 100 party candidates were elected to the new House of Representatives, up from 18 in 2020 (in the then 130-member House, see note 2). Around 60 pro-government candidates were successful; they have retained an overall majority in the new legislature. The main opposition party, the Islamic Action Front (the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan, led by Mr. Murad al-Adeilah) increased its share of seats from 5 to 31. On 15 September, King Abdullah II nominated his chief of staff to be the new prime minister, replacing Mr. Bisher Khasawneh, who had served in the post since 2020.

The 2024 elections were the first to be held after constitutional amendments were adopted lowering the eligibility age from 30 to 25 (gazetted in January 2022). The polls were held amid an economic downturn and against the backdrop of the war in Gaza; nearly half of Jordan’s population is of Palestinian origin.

Note 1:
The statutory number of members in the House of Representatives has increased from 130 to 138 as follows, under Law No. (4) of 2022 (known as the Election Law for the House of Representatives):
- 97 members are elected from 18 local electoral districts under proportional representation using open lists;
- 41 members are elected from one general electoral district (comprising the whole Kingdom) under proportional representation using closed party lists.
According to Article 71 of Election Law No. 4 of 2024, the number of members elected under party lists (currently 41, or 30% of all members) is expected to increase to 50% at the next election (due to be held in 2028), and 65% in the following elections (due in 2032).
The number of seats reserved for women has also increased from 15 to 18 (one from each of the 18 local electoral districts). For minorities, the number remains at 12: nine seats for Christians, and three seats for Circassians and Chechens.
Law No. (4) of 2022 also requires the party lists submitted for the 41 seats (elected from the general electoral district) to include at least one woman among the first three candidates as well as among the next three candidates, and one young man or woman under the age of 35 among the first five candidates.

Note 2:
The statutory number of the Senate (an appointed upper chamber) has also increased – from 65 to 69. Article 63 of the Constitution stipulates that the Senate, including the President, shall consist of not more than half of the number of members of the House of Representatives (www.kinghussein.gov.jo/const_ch5.html).
Alternation of power after elections: No

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 111
Number of women elected: 27
Percentage of women elected: 19.6%
Women Directly Elected: 7
Women in other categories: 18
Sources: House of Representatives (06.10.2024, 04.12.2024)
https://www.reuters.com
https://www.aljazeera.com
https://www.france24.com/en
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https://carnegieendowment.org/
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New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 111
Total number of women after the election: 27
Percentage of women after the election: 19.6%
First-term parliamentarians: No information available
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: No information available
Date of the first session: 18 Nov 2024

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: Ahmad Al Safadi (Male)
Date of birth: 16 Sep 1967
Date of election: 18 Nov 2024