Council of Representatives (Bahrain)

Council of Representatives
Majlis an-nuwab
Type
Type
Lower house of the National Assembly
Leadership
Ahmed Bin Ibrahim Al-Mulla
Since 14 December 2014
Secretary-General
Abdullah bin Khalaf Al Dosari
Since 27 October 2014
Structure
Seats 40 members
Political groups

     Al Asalah (2)
     Al-Menbar (1)

     Independents (37)
Elections
Two-round system
Last election
 22 November 2014
Meeting place
Manama
Website
www.nuwab.gov.bh
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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

 Summary of the 22 and 29 November 2014 Council of Representatives of Bahrain elections results
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
Capital1Adel Assoumi Independent
2Ahmed Qarata Independent
3Ibtisam Ahmed Independent
4Ali Shamtoot Independent
5Hassan Bukhammas Independent
6Abdulrahman Bumajeed Independent
7Abdulhakeem Al Shemri Independent
8Jamal Abdullah Independent
Muharraq1Adel Al Maawda Al Asalah
2Abdul Hameed Al Meer Independent
3Ali Ahmed Al Menbar
4Mahmood Al Mahmood Independent
5Isa Al Kooheji Independent
6Abbas Ali Maadhi Independent
7Othman Sharif Independent
8Sameer Kadhem Independent
Northern1Ali Hassan Ali Independent
2Sawsan Taqawi Independent
3Ali Al Dirazi Independent
4Hassan Al Dossari Independent
5Salman Ali Al Shaikh Independent
6Mohammed Ismail Al Ammadi Al Menbar
7Khalid Al Malood Independent
8Mohammed Bu Qais Independent
9Khalid Abdulaal Independent
Central1Samia Al Jowder Independent
2Ahmed Al Saati Independent
3Adnan Al Maliki Independent
4Isa Al Qadhi Independent
5Osama Mihna Independent
6Jawad Hassan Independent
7Abdulhalim Murad Al Asalah
8Ali Zayed Independent
9Khalifa Al Dhahrani Independent
Southern1Jassim Al Saeedi Independent
2Abdullah Huwail Independent
3Ahmed Al Mulla Independent
4Abdullah Al Dossari Independent
5Khamis Al Rumaihi Independent
6Lateefa Al Gaood Independent
Source: Bahrain Council of Representatives website

2010 election

 Summary of the 23 October and 30 October 2010 Council of Representatives of Bahrain elections results
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

References

  1. ↑ TradeArabia News Service (7 March 2012). "Bahrain's parliament blocks labour fund plan". TradeArabia News Service.
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