House of Representatives (Jordan)

House of Representatives of Jordan

مجلس النواب

Majlis Al-Nuwaab
18th Parliament
Type
Type
Term limits
4 years
History
FoundedJanuary 1, 1952 (1952-01-01)
Leadership
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Atef Tarawneh, Independent
since 20 September 2016
Structure
Seats130
Political groups
  •   Islamic Action Front (10)
  •   Zamzam (5)
  •   Islamic Centrist Party (5)
  •   National Current (4)
  •   Justice and Reform Party (2)
  •   Civil Alliance (1)
  •   Arab Socialist Ba'ath (1)
  •   Communist Party (1)
  •   National Union (1)
  •   Al-Awn (1)
  •   Independent (99)
Elections
Open list proportional representation (15 seats reserved for women, nine for Christians, and three for Chechens and Circassians)
Last election
20 September 2016
Next election
2020 or earlier
Meeting place
Al-Abdali, Amman
Website
www.parliament.jo

The House of Representatives of Jordan is the elected lower house of the Jordanian parliament which, along with the Senate, composes the legislature of Jordan.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "World Factbook: Jordan" Archived 2020-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency



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