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| after_election = [[Jafar Hassan]]
| after_party =
| after_party = Independent politician
| turnout = 32%<ref>{{cite web |title=Analyzing Jordan's Parliamentary Elections 2024 |url=https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/2024/10/jordan-election-2024?lang=en |publisher=Carnegie Endownment for International Peace |access-date=4 October 2024}}</ref>
| turnout = 36%
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== Background ==
== Background ==
On 25 July 2024, King [[Abdullah II of Jordan]] issued a royal decree to dissolve the House of Representatives. This dissolution preceded parliamentary elections set for September 10. The previous House of Representatives had been elected in November 2020.
On 25 July 2024, King [[Abdullah II of Jordan]] issued a royal decree to dissolve the House of Representatives. This dissolution preceded parliamentary elections set for September 10. The previous House of Representatives had been elected in November 2020.


These elections follow reforms that lowered the candidacy age from 30 to 25, and allow for a mixed [[proportional representation]] system for 138 seats. The new system allows two votes for each person, one vote for lists running in 18 local districts competing for 97 seats, and another for political parties for the national district for 41 seats, with 12 quotas for the [[Christianity in Jordan|Christian]], [[Circassians in Jordan|Circassian]], and [[Chechens in Jordan|Chechen]] minorities, as well as 18 seats for women. In upcoming elections, the percentage of seats for the national district is expected to increase until parliamentary majorities allow for formation of parliamentary governments.<ref name=":0" />
These elections follow reforms that lowered the candidacy age from 30 to 25, and allow for a mixed [[proportional representation]] system for 138 seats. The new system allows two votes for each person, one vote for lists running in 18 local districts competing for 97 seats, and another for political parties for the national district for 41 seats, with 12 quotas for the [[Christianity in Jordan|Christian]], [[Circassians in Jordan|Circassian]], and [[Chechens in Jordan|Chechen]] minorities, as well as 18 seats for women. In upcoming elections, the percentage of seats for the national district is expected to increase until parliamentary majorities allow for formation of parliamentary governments.<ref name=":0" />


On 13 June, the [[Islamic Action Front]], the largest opposition party in Jordan, sent a letter to Prime Minister [[Bisher Khasawneh]], complaining of “electoral harassment” practiced against potential candidates and supporters by the kingdom’s security services.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan Islamists complain of ‘harassment’ ahead of possible elections |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240613-jordan-islamists-complain-of-harassment-ahead-of-possible-elections/ |website=[[Middle East Monitor]] |access-date=8 September 2024}}</ref>
On 13 June, the [[Islamic Action Front]], the largest opposition party in Jordan, sent a letter to Prime Minister [[Bisher Khasawneh]], complaining of “electoral harassment” practiced against potential candidates and supporters by the kingdom’s security services.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan Islamists complain of 'harassment' ahead of possible elections |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240613-jordan-islamists-complain-of-harassment-ahead-of-possible-elections/ |website=[[Middle East Monitor]] |access-date=8 September 2024}}</ref>


Starting on 16 August, fake election posters went viral showing ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]'' actor [[Antony Starr]], photo-shopped to look like a politician being plastered across the country to satirize candidate [[Khaled Musa Issa Abu Hassan]]'s strategy of putting up an unseemly amount of posters to cover up most public spaces.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harrington |first1=Kayla |title=The Boys stars appear on Jordan presidential election posters and everyone’s confused |url=https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/the-boys-stars-jordan-presidential-election-posters-2869429/ |website=[[Dexerto]] |access-date=8 September 2024}}</ref>
Starting on 16 August, fake election posters went viral showing ''[[The Boys (TV series)|The Boys]]'' actor [[Antony Starr]] as [[Homelander]], photo-shopped to look like a politician being plastered across the country to satirize candidate [[Khaled Musa Issa Abu Hassan]]'s strategy of putting up an unseemly amount of posters to cover up most public spaces.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harrington |first1=Kayla |title=The Boys stars appear on Jordan presidential election posters and everyone's confused |url=https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/the-boys-stars-jordan-presidential-election-posters-2869429/ |website=[[Dexerto]] |date=20 August 2024 |access-date=8 September 2024}}</ref>


Just two days before the election, a Jordanian truck driver [[2024 Allenby Bridge shooting|killed three Israeli guards]] at the country's [[Allenby Bridge|border crossing]] with the [[West Bank]], in the first such attack since the 1990s.<ref name="MEM-Results">{{cite web |last1=Ersan |first1=Mohammad |title=Jordan: Islamic opposition makes large gains in parliamentary elections |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/islamic-opposition-set-make-large-gains-jordan-election |website=[[Middle East Eye]] |access-date=11 September 2024}}</ref>
Just two days before the election, a Jordanian truck driver [[2024 Allenby Bridge shooting|killed three Israeli guards]] at the country's [[Allenby Bridge|border crossing]] with the [[West Bank]], in the first such attack since the 1990s.<ref name="MEM-Results">{{cite web |last1=Ersan |first1=Mohammad |title=Jordan: Islamic opposition makes large gains in parliamentary elections |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/islamic-opposition-set-make-large-gains-jordan-election |website=[[Middle East Eye]] |access-date=11 September 2024}}</ref>
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==Election==
==Election==
937 candidates on 172 lists ran for the 97 seats of the 18 local electoral districts, while 686 candidates on 25 lists belonging to 36 parties{{which?|reason=Which parties are running on which list|date=September 2024}} ran for the 41 seats of the national district. There were a total of 5,115,219 registered voters.
937 candidates on 172 lists ran for the 97 seats of the 18 local electoral districts, while 686 candidates on 25 lists belonging to 36 parties{{which|reason=Which parties are running on which list|date=September 2024}} ran for the 41 seats of the national district. There were a total of 5,115,219 registered voters.


Polling opened at 07:00 and closed at 19:00.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2024 |title=Jordanians go to the polls in parliamentary elections |url=https://www.africanews.com/2024/09/10/jordanians-go-to-the-polls-in-parliamentary-elections/ |work=Africanews}}</ref>
Polling opened at 07:00 and closed at 19:00.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 10, 2024 |title=Jordanians go to the polls in parliamentary elections |url=https://www.africanews.com/2024/09/10/jordanians-go-to-the-polls-in-parliamentary-elections/ |work=Africanews}}</ref>


==Results==
==Provisional results==
{{missing information|section|which list(s) represent which parties|date=August 2024}}<!--official results from https://results.iec.jo/ needed, and results may need to be split by local and national list-->
{{missing information|section|official results and which list(s) represent which parties|date=August 2024}}<!--official results from https://results.iec.jo/ needed, and results may need to be split by local and national list-->

[[File:2024 Jordanian general election by electoral district (National List).svg|thumb|Results by Electoral District (National List)<ref>{{cite web |title=Minutes of the preliminary vote collection for party lists at the state level general election |url=https://results.iec.jo/2.pdf |publisher=Jordan Electoral Commission |access-date=2 October 2024}}</ref><br>
[[Islamic Action Front]]
{{legend|#d4ffdb|10–20%}}
{{legend|#a7e5b1|20–30%}}
{{legend|#80cc8d|30–40%}}
{{legend|#5eb26c|40–50%}}
{{legend|#41984f|50–60%}}
[[Jordanian Communist Party]]
{{legend|#e5a7b1|20–30%}}
]]


===Total seats===
===Total seats===
{{Election results
{{Election results
|party1=[[Islamic Action Front]]|seats1=31
|party1=[[Islamic Action Front]]|seats1=31
|party2=Mithaq|seats2=21
|party2=[[National Charter Party]]|seats2=21
|party3=Iradah|seats3=19
|party3=[[Eradah Party]]|seats3=19|!--https://eradahjo.com/-->
|party4=Progress Party|seats4=9
|party4=Progress Party (Jordan)|seats4=9|c<!--https://taqadumjo.com/-->
|party5=Islamic National Party|seats5=7
|party5=National Islamic Party|seats5=7|colour5=#3C7516<!--https://nationalislamicparty.jo/-->
|party6='Azem|seats6=5
|party6='Azem|seats6=5
|party7=National Union|seats7=5
|party7=National Union Movement (Jordan)|seats7=5
|party8=Blessed Land|seats8=4
|party8=Blessed Land Party|seats8=4|
|party9=Labour Party|seats9=2
|party9=Labour Party|seats9=2
|party10=Building & Labour Coalition|seats10=2
|party10=Building & Labour Coalition|seats10=2
|party11=[[Jordanian Communist Party]]|seats11=1
|party11=[[Jordanian Communist Party]]|seats11=1
|party12=Youth Party|seats12=1
|party12=Youth Party|seats12=1|colour12=#8234D2
|party13=Independents|seats13=31
|party13=Independents|seats13=31
|invalid=
|invalid=
|electorate=4600000|turnout=36%
|electorate=4600000|turnout=36%
|source=Jordan Electoral Commission
|source=Jordan Electoral Commission{{full citation needed|date=September 2024}}
}}
}}


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{{Election results
{{Election results
|party1=[[Islamic Action Front]]|votes1=464350|seats1=
|party1=[[Islamic Action Front]]|votes1=464350|seats1=
|party2=Charter Party|votes2=93688|seats2=
|party2=[[National Charter Party]]|votes2=93688|seats2=
|party3=National Islamic Party|votes3=87708|seats3=
|party3=National Islamic Party|votes3=87708|
|party4=Will Party|votes4=68506|seats4=
|party4=[[Eradah Party]]|votes4=75121
|party5=[[National Union Movement (Jordan)|National Union Movement]]|votes5=66227
|party5=Progress Party|votes5=61206 |seats5=
|party6=Blessed Land Party|votes6=50258|seats6=
|party6=Progress Party (Jordan)|votes6=61199
|party7=other 19 lists that did not reach the threshold of 2.5%|votes7=812635|seats7=
|party7=Blessed Land Party|votes7=50244
|party8=Jordanian Labor Party|votes8=50142
|party9=Namaa-Labor Alliance|votes9=45859
|party10=Azem Party|votes10=41891
|party11=[[Jordanian Communist Party]]|votes11=38633
|party12=Building & Labour Coalition|votes12=37068
|party13=National Loyalty|votes13=34076
|party14=National Development Party|votes14=27909
|party15=Jordanian Future and Life Party|votes15=26091
|party16=National Construction|votes16=26090
|party17=Vision Party|votes17=26000
|party18=Democratic Current Alliance|votes18=23551
|party19=Justice and Reform Party|votes19=20023
|party20=Jordanian National Democratic Alliance|votes20=17939
|party21=New Approach List|votes21=17622
|party22=Unionist and National Constitutional Alliance|votes22=14239
|party23=Rise List Alliance|votes23=12354
|party24=Jordanian Shura Council|votes24=11968
|party25=Ennahda and Democratic Workers Party|votes25=8330
|invalid=
|invalid=
|electorate=4600000|turnout=36%
|electorate=1378125|turnout=36%
|source=[[Jordanian Election Commission]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Minutes of the preliminary vote collection for party lists at the state level general election |url=https://results.iec.jo/2.pdf |publisher=Jordan Electoral Commission |access-date=2 October 2024}}</ref>
|source=[[Roya TV]]
}}
}}


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
The Islamic Action Front saw significant gains, winning 32 seats; however, this was not enough to win a majority outright.<ref name="MEM-Results" /> This was the strongest showing for Islamist parties in parliamentary elections since [[1989 Jordanian general election|1989]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan’s Islamist opposition party tops parliamentary elections |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/11/jordans-islamist-opposition-party-tops-parliamentary-elections |work=[[Al Jazeera]] |access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Etaf Roudan, a Jordanian journalist, stated that the IAF's political position on the Palestinian issue had pushed leftists, traditional nationalists, and tribal forces to vote for the Islamic party.<ref name="MEM-Results" />
The Islamic Action Front saw significant gains, winning 31 seats; however, this was not enough to win a majority outright.<ref name="MEM-Results" /> This was the strongest showing for Islamist parties in parliamentary elections since [[1989 Jordanian general election|1989]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan's Islamist opposition party tops parliamentary elections |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/11/jordans-islamist-opposition-party-tops-parliamentary-elections |work=[[Al Jazeera]] |access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Etaf Roudan, a Jordanian journalist, stated that the IAF's political position on the Palestinian issue had pushed leftists, traditional nationalists, and tribal forces to vote for the Islamic party.<ref name="MEM-Results" />

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This stance was reflected by [[Murad al-Adaileh]], general secretary of the IAF, who said that the election results showed "The next House of Representatives must be robust in confronting the [[Far-right politics in Israel|extreme Israeli right]], which may, in the future, align with the extreme American right if [[Donald Trump|Trump]] wins the US elections."<ref name="MEM-Results" /> ''[[France 24]]'' reported that the "nearly half a million votes" the IAF won was "unprecedented in their history in Jordan."<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan's Islamist party tops election overshadowed by anger over Gaza war |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240911-islamists-top-jordan-election-held-in-shadow-of-gaza-war |website=[[France 24]] |date=11 September 2024 |access-date=11 September 2024}}</ref> Adaileh also claimed that the election results were a "popular referendum" for Jordan to scrap the [[Israel–Jordan peace treaty]], and to back [[Hamas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan's Islamists Bounce Back in Election Clouded by Gaza War |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-09-11/jordans-islamists-bounce-back-in-election-clouded-by-gaza-war |website=[[Reuters]] |publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |access-date=11 September 2024}}</ref>


On 15 September, Bisher Khasawneh resigned as prime minister. In response, King Abdullah nominated his chief of staff, [[Jafar Hassan]], to form a new government.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan's king appoints new PM after general election |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240915-jordan-s-king-appoints-new-pm-after-general-election |website=[[France 24]] |date=15 September 2024 |access-date=15 September 2024}}</ref>
⚫
This stance was reflected by [[Murad al-Adaileh]], general secretary of the IAF, who said that the election results showed "The next House of Representatives must be robust in confronting the [[Far-right politics in Israel|extreme Israeli right]], which may, in the future, align with the extreme American right if [[Donald Trump|Trump]] wins the US elections."<ref name="MEM-Results" /> ''[[France 24]]'' reported that the "nearly half a million votes" the IAF won was "unprecedented in their history in Jordan."<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan’s Islamist party tops election overshadowed by anger over Gaza war |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240911-islamists-top-jordan-election-held-in-shadow-of-gaza-war |website=[[France 24]] |access-date=11 September 2024}}</ref> Adaileh also stated that the election results were a "popular referendum" for Jordan to scrap the [[Israel–Jordan peace treaty]], and to back [[Hamas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan's Islamists Bounce Back in Election Clouded by Gaza War |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-09-11/jordans-islamists-bounce-back-in-election-clouded-by-gaza-war |website=[[Reuters]] |publisher=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |access-date=11 September 2024}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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General elections were held in Jordan on 10 September 2024 to elect the 20th House of Representatives, the lower house of the Parliament of Jordan.[2][3]

Background

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On 25 July 2024, King Abdullah II of Jordan issued a royal decree to dissolve the House of Representatives. This dissolution preceded parliamentary elections set for September 10. The previous House of Representatives had been elected in November 2020.

These elections follow reforms that lowered the candidacy age from 30 to 25, and allow for a mixed proportional representation system for 138 seats. The new system allows two votes for each person, one vote for lists running in 18 local districts competing for 97 seats, and another for political parties for the national district for 41 seats, with 12 quotas for the Christian, Circassian, and Chechen minorities, as well as 18 seats for women. In upcoming elections, the percentage of seats for the national district is expected to increase until parliamentary majorities allow for formation of parliamentary governments.[4]

On 13 June, the Islamic Action Front, the largest opposition party in Jordan, sent a letter to Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh, complaining of “electoral harassment” practiced against potential candidates and supporters by the kingdom’s security services.[5]

Starting on 16 August, fake election posters went viral showing The Boys actor Antony Starr as Homelander, photo-shopped to look like a politician being plastered across the country to satirize candidate Khaled Musa Issa Abu Hassan's strategy of putting up an unseemly amount of posters to cover up most public spaces.[6]

Just two days before the election, a Jordanian truck driver killed three Israeli guards at the country's border crossing with the West Bank, in the first such attack since the 1990s.[7]

Electoral system

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The elections were the first to be held after a series of constitutional amendments and a new electoral and political parties laws that enabled new changes, recommended by the Royal Committee to Modernize the Political System. These new changes include lowering the candidacy age from 30 to 25, and allows for a mixed electoral system. The new proportional representation system allows two votes for each person, one vote for open lists running in 18 local districts, and another closed list for political parties for the national district. Out of the 138 seats of the House, 97 are for representatives from local district, and 41 for representatives from the national district, with 12 quotas for the Christian, Circassian, and Chechen minorities, as well as 18 seats for women's quota. Despite the quotas, these groups can also compete in non-quota seats. In upcoming elections, the percentage of seats for the national district is expected to increase until parliamentary majorities allow for formation of parliamentary governments.[4]

Election

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937 candidates on 172 lists ran for the 97 seats of the 18 local electoral districts, while 686 candidates on 25 lists belonging to 36 parties[which?] ran for the 41 seats of the national district. There were a total of 5,115,219 registered voters.

Polling opened at 07:00 and closed at 19:00.[8]

Results

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Results by Electoral District (National List)[9]
Islamic Action Front
  10–20%
  20–30%
  30–40%
  40–50%
  50–60%
Jordanian Communist Party
  20–30%

Total seats

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PartyVotes%Seats
Islamic Action Front31
National Charter Party21
Eradah Party19
Progress Party (Jordan)9
National Islamic Party7
'Azem5
National Union Movement (Jordan)5
Blessed Land Party4
Labour Party2
Building & Labour Coalition2
Jordanian Communist Party1
Youth Party1
Independents31
Total138
Registered voters/turnout4,600,00036%
Source: Jordan Electoral Commission[full citation needed]

National district

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PartyVotes%
Islamic Action Front464,35033.69
National Charter Party93,6886.80
National Islamic Party87,7086.36
Eradah Party75,1215.45
National Union Movement66,2274.80
Progress Party (Jordan)61,1994.44
Blessed Land Party50,2443.65
Jordanian Labor Party50,1423.64
Namaa-Labor Alliance45,8593.33
Azem Party41,8913.04
Jordanian Communist Party38,6332.80
Building & Labour Coalition37,0682.69
National Loyalty34,0762.47
National Development Party27,9092.02
Jordanian Future and Life Party26,0911.89
National Construction26,0901.89
Vision Party26,0001.89
Democratic Current Alliance23,5511.71
Justice and Reform Party20,0231.45
Jordanian National Democratic Alliance17,9391.30
New Approach List17,6221.28
Unionist and National Constitutional Alliance14,2391.03
Rise List Alliance12,3540.90
Jordanian Shura Council11,9680.87
Ennahda and Democratic Workers Party8,3300.60
Total1,378,322100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,378,12536%
Source: Jordanian Election Commission[10]

Aftermath

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The Islamic Action Front saw significant gains, winning 31 seats; however, this was not enough to win a majority outright.[7] This was the strongest showing for Islamist parties in parliamentary elections since 1989.[11] Etaf Roudan, a Jordanian journalist, stated that the IAF's political position on the Palestinian issue had pushed leftists, traditional nationalists, and tribal forces to vote for the Islamic party.[7]

This stance was reflected by Murad al-Adaileh, general secretary of the IAF, who said that the election results showed "The next House of Representatives must be robust in confronting the extreme Israeli right, which may, in the future, align with the extreme American right if Trump wins the US elections."[7] France 24 reported that the "nearly half a million votes" the IAF won was "unprecedented in their history in Jordan."[12] Adaileh also claimed that the election results were a "popular referendum" for Jordan to scrap the Israel–Jordan peace treaty, and to back Hamas.[13]

On 15 September, Bisher Khasawneh resigned as prime minister. In response, King Abdullah nominated his chief of staff, Jafar Hassan, to form a new government.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Analyzing Jordan's Parliamentary Elections 2024". Carnegie Endownment for International Peace. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Jordan sets September 10 as date for parliamentary elections". The National. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  3. ^ "Parliamentary elections for 20th Lower House to be held on September 10 – IEC". Jordan Times. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  4. ^ a b "Elections in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: 2024 Parliamentary Elections | IFES - The International Foundation for Electoral Systems". www.ifes.org. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  5. ^ "Jordan Islamists complain of 'harassment' ahead of possible elections". Middle East Monitor. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ Harrington, Kayla (20 August 2024). "The Boys stars appear on Jordan presidential election posters and everyone's confused". Dexerto. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d Ersan, Mohammad. "Jordan: Islamic opposition makes large gains in parliamentary elections". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Jordanians go to the polls in parliamentary elections". Africanews. September 10, 2024.
  9. ^ "Minutes of the preliminary vote collection for party lists at the state level general election" (PDF). Jordan Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Minutes of the preliminary vote collection for party lists at the state level general election" (PDF). Jordan Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Jordan's Islamist opposition party tops parliamentary elections". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Jordan's Islamist party tops election overshadowed by anger over Gaza war". France 24. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Jordan's Islamists Bounce Back in Election Clouded by Gaza War". Reuters. U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Jordan's king appoints new PM after general election". France 24. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
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