Council of Representatives (Bahrain)
| Council of Representatives Majlis an-nuwab | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
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Ahmed Bin Ibrahim Al-Mulla Since 14 December 2014 | |
Secretary-General |
Abdullah bin Khalaf Al Dosari Since 27 October 2014 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 members |
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Political groups | Independents (37) |
| Elections | |
| Two-round system | |
Last election | 22 November 2014 |
| Meeting place | |
| Manama | |
| Website | |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Bahrain |
The Council of Representatives (Majlis an-nuwab), sometimes translated as the "Chamber of Deputies", is the name given to the lower house of the Bahraini National Assembly, the main legislative body of Bahrain.
The body was created by the 2002 Constitution of Bahrain. The Council comprises forty members elected by universal suffrage.
The forty seats of the Council of Representatives together with the forty royally-appointed seats of the Consultative Council form the Bahraini National Assembly.
The current chairman of the Council is Khalifa Al Dhahrani. The last elections for the Council were in October 2010.
Demonstration of authority
In March 2012 the Council of Representatives of Bahrain voted to reject a Royal Decree issued by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa for the first time since the Council’s establishment in 2002. The royal decree wanted to increase the government's share from 20 per cent to 50 per cent in the revenues of Tamkeen, the country’s labour fund. This was rejected by MPs from many parties, who refused to allow the government access to these funds.[1]
2014 election
| Party | Ideology | Candidates | Elected - 1st round | Run off | Elected - 2nd round | Elected - Total | Elected - Previous | Elected - Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Asalah | Sunni Salafist | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | |
| Al-Menbar Islamic Society | Sunni Islamist | 5 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
| Al Meethaq | Liberal | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| Al Wasat | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Al Watan | 10 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Al Wasat al Arabi | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | ||
| National Unity Gathering | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Al Wefaq | Shia Islamist | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | -18 | |
| Independents | Various | 230 | 5 | 54 | 32 | 37 | 17 | +20 | |
| Total | 266 | 6 | 68 | 34 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Source: "Bahrain's political societies lose big in polls". Gulf Daily News. 30 November 2014. | |||||||||
2012 election
Sitting members of the Bahrain Council of Representatives (as of July 30, 2012)
| Governorate | District | Candidate's name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital | 1 | Adel Assoumi | Independent | |
| 2 | Ahmed Qarata | Independent | ||
| 3 | Ibtisam Ahmed | Independent | ||
| 4 | Ali Shamtoot | Independent | ||
| 5 | Hassan Bukhammas | Independent | ||
| 6 | Abdulrahman Bumajeed | Independent | ||
| 7 | Abdulhakeem Al Shemri | Independent | ||
| 8 | Jamal Abdullah | Independent | ||
| Muharraq | 1 | Adel Al Maawda | Al Asalah | |
| 2 | Abdul Hameed Al Meer | Independent | ||
| 3 | Ali Ahmed | Al Menbar | ||
| 4 | Mahmood Al Mahmood | Independent | ||
| 5 | Isa Al Kooheji | Independent | ||
| 6 | Abbas Ali Maadhi | Independent | ||
| 7 | Othman Sharif | Independent | ||
| 8 | Sameer Kadhem | Independent | ||
| Northern | 1 | Ali Hassan Ali | Independent | |
| 2 | Sawsan Taqawi | Independent | ||
| 3 | Ali Al Dirazi | Independent | ||
| 4 | Hassan Al Dossari | Independent | ||
| 5 | Salman Ali Al Shaikh | Independent | ||
| 6 | Mohammed Ismail Al Ammadi | Al Menbar | ||
| 7 | Khalid Al Malood | Independent | ||
| 8 | Mohammed Bu Qais | Independent | ||
| 9 | Khalid Abdulaal | Independent | ||
| Central | 1 | Samia Al Jowder | Independent | |
| 2 | Ahmed Al Saati | Independent | ||
| 3 | Adnan Al Maliki | Independent | ||
| 4 | Isa Al Qadhi | Independent | ||
| 5 | Osama Mihna | Independent | ||
| 6 | Jawad Hassan | Independent | ||
| 7 | Abdulhalim Murad | Al Asalah | ||
| 8 | Ali Zayed | Independent | ||
| 9 | Khalifa Al Dhahrani | Independent | ||
| Southern | 1 | Jassim Al Saeedi | Independent | |
| 2 | Abdullah Huwail | Independent | ||
| 3 | Ahmed Al Mulla | Independent | ||
| 4 | Abdullah Al Dossari | Independent | ||
| 5 | Khamis Al Rumaihi | Independent | ||
| 6 | Lateefa Al Gaood | Independent | ||
| Source: Bahrain Council of Representatives website | ||||
2010 election
| Party | Ideology | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Wefaq | Shia Islamist | 18 | |
| Al Asalah | Sunni Salafist | 3 | |
| Al-Menbar Islamic Society | Sunni Islamist | 2 | |
| Independents | Various | 17 | |
| Total | 40 | ||
| Source: "Independents the biggest winners". Gulf Daily News. 1 November 2010. | |||
See also
- Bahraini National Assembly
- Consultative Council of Bahrain
- Bahrain election 2006 women candidates
- List of Speakers of the Council of Representatives of Bahrain
- Politics of Bahrain
- List of legislatures by country
References
- ↑ TradeArabia News Service (7 March 2012). "Bahrain's parliament blocks labour fund plan". TradeArabia News Service.
External links
- Council of Representatives official website
- Key issues are "ignored by MPs", Gulf Daily News, 21 January 2006 covers attitudes among civil society groups to MPs' performance since 2002
- Constitution of Bahrain (2002):Part 2 The Chamber of Deputies