1954 Jordanian general election
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]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Independents | 38 | ||
| Liberal Party | 1 | ||
| Umma Party | 1 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
| Total | 40 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
References
- 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
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