Member State of the Arab League |
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Jordan portal |
General elections were held in Jordan on 21 October 1956. [1] The National Socialist Party emerged as the largest party, with 12 seats. [2]
The elections were considered to be one of the most free in Jordan's history, and was the first and only election to produce an elected government. [3] Hizb ut-Tahrir, which won a single seat, was later banned.
Party | Seats | +/– | |
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National Socialist Party | 12 | New | |
Arab Constitutional Party | 8 | New | |
Muslim Brotherhood | 4 | New | |
Communist Party | 3 | New | |
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party | 2 | New | |
Hizb ut-Tahrir | 1 | New | |
Independents | 10 | –28 | |
Total | 40 | 0 | |
Source: Tal [4] |
Member State of the Arab League |
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Jordan portal |
General elections were held in Jordan on 21 October 1956. [1] The National Socialist Party emerged as the largest party, with 12 seats. [2]
The elections were considered to be one of the most free in Jordan's history, and was the first and only election to produce an elected government. [3] Hizb ut-Tahrir, which won a single seat, was later banned.
Party | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|
National Socialist Party | 12 | New | |
Arab Constitutional Party | 8 | New | |
Muslim Brotherhood | 4 | New | |
Communist Party | 3 | New | |
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party | 2 | New | |
Hizb ut-Tahrir | 1 | New | |
Independents | 10 | –28 | |
Total | 40 | 0 | |
Source: Tal [4] |