General elections were held in Jordan on 16 October 1954,[1] the first that political parties were allowed to contest. The result was a victory for independent candidates, which won 38 of the 40 seats, with the other two going to the Liberal Party and the Umma Party.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 1 | |||
| Umma Party | 1 | |||
| Independents | 38 | |||
| Total | 40 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 445,928 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p148 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ Nohlen et al., p151