General elections were held in Jordan on 10 November 2020 to elect the members of the nineteenth House of Representatives.Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: Election for Majlis al-Nuwaab (Jordanian House of Deputies) IFES Voter turnout was just 30%, the lowest in a decade.

The elections took place as the country was experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. As a result there were numerous calls on social media channels to boycott the elections, particularly as no alternatives to in-person voting were offered. The country went into a four-day total lockdown following elections, starting at 23:00 on election day, an hour later than the originally-stated 22:00. According to the Washington Post, "wealthy business executives and tribal independents dominated, while strong, reform-oriented members of parliament lost their seats."

Electoral system The 130 seats in the House of Representatives consist of 115 members elected by open list proportional representation from 23 constituencies of between three and nine seats in size and 15 seats reserved for women.Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: Election for Majlis al-Nuwaab (Jordanian House of Deputies) 2016 IFES Nine of the 115 proportional representation seats are reserved for the Christian minority, with another three reserved for the Chechen and Circassian minorities.

There were 15 seats reserved for women who received the most votes but failed to be elected on their list in each of the twelve governorates and the three Badia districts.Electoral System IPU

+Distribution of seats District General Circassians/Chechens Christians Women Total Ajloun 3 1 1 5 Amman 1 5 1 6 Amman 2 6 6 Amman 3 4 1 1 6 Amman 4 4 4 Amman 5 6 1 7 Aqaba 3 1 4 Balqa 8 2 1 11 Irbid 1 6 6 Irbid 2 4 1 5 Irbid 3 3 1 4 Irbid 4 5 5 Jerash 4 1 5 Karak 8 2 1 11 Ma'an 4 1 5 Madaba 3 1 1 5 Mafraq 4 1 5 Tafilah 4 1 5 Zarqa 1 6 1 1 8 Zarqa 2 4 1 5 Bedouins of the North 3 1 4 Bedouins of the Center 3 1 4 Bedouins of the South 3 1 4 Total 103 3 9 15 130

Contesting parties A total of 294 party lists with 1,703 candidates contested the elections, including the Islamic Action Front, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the "Progressive" list, a coalition of socialist and nationalist parties including the Arab Ba'ath Progressive Party, Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, Jordanian Communist Party, Jordanian Democratic People's Party and the Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party.

Conduct Polls opened at 07:00 and were supposed to close at 19:00. However the closing was extended by two hours, with the voting window totalling 14 hours. The Independent Elections Commission has denied that the time extension was due to low turnout.

Results

According to the Washington Post, "wealthy business executives and tribal independents dominated, while strong, reform-oriented members of parliament lost their seats. Broader-based coalitions fared poorly. Less than 10 percent of the 130 members of the next parliament will be from political parties. The most influential opposition party, the IAF, lost almost half of its seats. No women were elected beyond the 15-seat quota allotted them, though five had done so in the last election. Only 15 percent of those elected are under 40". A total of 1,387,711 votes have been cast, corresponding to a turnout of 30%, down from 36% in 2016.

By district

Results by districtDistrict Registered List Votes Seats General Circassian/Chechen Christian WomenAjloun 114,980 Al-Rashid 10,988 1 1 Cooperation 9,891 1 1Mount Ajloun 9,402 1 Right 8,349 The Job 7,087 Milk Thread 3,100 Thread of Pride 3,040 Reform 1,482 The Brave Women 318 Young 253 Future 235 Dignity and Renewal 131 Renaissance 100 Change 23 Invalid votes 2,416 Amman 1 322,052 National Reform 9,368 1 1Right 7,693 1 Knights of Tomorrow 7,308 1 Reform 6,369 1 Justice List 4,800 1 Goodness 3,953 Youth Authenticity 3,035 My Homeland 1,383 First 1,101 National Direction 256 Bravery 170 Renaissance 164 Jordanian National 50 Invalid votes 2,102 Amman 2 443,281 The Elite 8,131 1 Integration 7,652 1 Bravery 6,957 1 Reform 6,500 1 Dawn 5,655 1 Change 5,316 1 Cooperation 4,900 Coming 4,559 Arabism 4,463 Knights of Jerusalem 2,986 The New Approach 1,242 Renaissance 760 My Homeland 473 Equality 250 Jerusalem is Arab 249 Knights 222 The Banner 143 Justice and Development 27 Invalid votes 987 Amman 3 266,126 Coming 6,999 1 Future Amman 5,331 1 1 1 Progress 4,898 1 Reform 4,598 1 Together 3,961 My Homeland 1,770 It's Time 530 Progressive 504 Tomorrow 462 My Dignity 450 Youth of the Nation 285 Aid 262 National Direction 218 The Message 173 We Deserve 156 Equality 68 Justice and Development 33 Renaissance 28 Invalid votes 298 Amman 4 283,367 The Ambition 10,870 1 Homeland 10,544 1 Holy Jerusalem 8,606 1 People 8,076 1 Blessed Al-Aqsa 7,985 Reform 6,379 Both Banks 4,690 Justice 4,506 Citizen 2,978 Achievement 2,525 People of Determination 1,382 The Call Amman 730 The Brave Ones 676 Initiative 546 Homeland Workers 476 Future 95 Invalid votes 1,451 Amman 5 414,680 Reform 9,111 1 1 Banner 8,105 1 Banner List 7,276 1 Glory 7,150 1 Morning 7,150 1 Determination 7,147 1 People 6,522 Inspiration 6,281 Homeland 4,182 Promise 1,757 Homeland Shield 1,278 Equality 1,175 The Message 899 Invalid votes 2,678 Aqaba 63,891 Consensus 4,259 1 The Brave Ones 4,135 1 1Chivalry 3,842 1 Aqaba 3,565 The Morning Hours 2,600 Motherland 2,270 Fulfillment 1,462 Unit 896 Divine 319 People's Pulse 247 Invalid votes 532 Balqa 335,921 Justice 11,173 1 Jordan Tomorrow 11,145 1 Blessing is my Home 10,579 1 Dignity 9,703 1 1 1Fulfillment 8,470 1 Knights of Balqa 8,113 1 The Union 7,632 1 Together for Renewal 7,543 1 Back 7,516 Sons of the Homeland 6,569 Glory of Balqa 6,168 1 The Banner 6,018 Youth of Accord 4,679 Reform Bloc 4,433 Covenant 4,111 Reconcile Balqa 2,715 The Charter 2,008 Jordanian National 120 Invalid votes 3,154 Irbid 1 362,347 Justice 11,119 1 Covenant 10,849 1 People 10,396 1 Cooperation 10,085 1 Light 9,138 1 Balance 7,734 1 Pure 7,115 Reform 7,061 Wall 6,099 Jerusalem 5,221 Irbid 5,194 Elite 4,849 Homeland 3,577 National Movement 843 My Homeland 587 Invalid votes 3,320 Irbid 2 164,410 Justice 13,901 1 1Popularity 11,012 1 The Ambition 10,726 1 The Poor 8,342 1 Pulse of Change 7,923 Covenant 5,941 Rescue 5,617 The Kenana 5,616 Al-Yarmuk 2,267 Nashamat Hauran 120 Youth Ambition 29 Invalid votes 3,092 Irbid 3 128,219 My Homeland 11,671 1 The Charter 9,094 1 Light 7,566 1 1 The Union 6,729 Change 4,281 Covenant 2,903 Our Future 2,300 Accord 2,275 Cooperation 769 Aid 456 Invalid votes 2,071 Irbid 4 186,766 Knights 9,906 1 Fulfillment 8,903 1 The Union 8,789 1 Lemon 8,298 1 Change 7,933 1 Honesty 7,276 The Lion 6,223 Blessing 6,032 Young 5,465 The Train 5,439 Belonging 3,853 My Homeland 264 Invalid votes 3,366 Jerash 122,493 People of Determination 13,127 1 1Renaissance 10,653 1 Change 8,635 1 Home for All 7,571 1 Jerash for All 7,292 Right 5,949 Reform 5,584 National Unity 1,273 Invalid votes 2,211 Karak 188,801 Reform 10,625 1 1The Banner 9,354 1 Stability 9,294 1 1 People of Determination 9,005 1 Victory 8,001 1 Karak 7,138 1 Dignity 6,867 1 1 Sons of the Jordan Valley 6,328 1 Banner 6,196 Solidarity 5,312 Accord 4,762 Right 3,984 Trust 3,559 Balance 2,690 The Knight 2,355 Homeland Shield 1,329 Shayhan 1,275 Growth 1,184 The Castle 761 Divine Heroes 346 Invalid votes 2,691 Ma'an 59,359 Covenant 5,155 1 Future 4,653 1 Petra 4,277 1 1Dignity 4,026 1 The Union 3,355 Loyalty to the Homeland 2,528 Light 1,883 Homeland 1,590 Shobak 1,404 Invalid votes 926 Madaba 119,404 Madaba 7,406 1 Determination 6,802 1 Change 6,372 1 Fulfillment 4,900 1 1National Unity 3,890 Dhiban Brigade 3,713 Pride and Dignity 3,217 Homeland 3,005 Accord 2,789 Reform 2,632 The Voice of the True 1,966 Solidarity 1,470 Success 1,165 Origin and Stability 908 My Homeland 295 Block of Will 141 Invalid votes 3,155 Mafraq 109,688 The Brave Ones 10,343 1 Jerusalem is Arab 9,026 1 1Light 7,941 1 Sons of Mafraq 7,723 1 Homeland 7,456 Dignity 2,217 Change 1,370 Invalid votes 3,673 Tafilah 63,067 Covenant 4,417 1 The Brave Ones 4,215 1 Right 4,068 1 Goodness 3,366 1 White 3,151 The Charter 3,009 1Balance 2,550 Ears of Corn 2,275 The Banner 2,223 Invalid votes 1,793 Zarqa 1 506,604 People 14,413 1 The Decision 12,967 1 1 1 Justice 10,216 1 The Top 9,323 1 Reform 8,687 1 Determination 6,488 1 Dignity 6,151 My Homeland 2,153 Al-Aqsa 2,009 Fulfillment 1,645 Jordan Green 769 Renaissance 697 Shura 641 Zarqa Call 574 Renewal 554 National 319 Jordanian National 189 The Message 147 Arabic Appreciation 126 Invalid votes 1,557 Zarqa 2 148,627 Covenant 6,285 1 Zarqa Future 5,546 1 1Renewal 5,389 1 People of Ambition 4,950 1 Loyalty to the Homeland 4,717 Jerusalem 3,914 Eye of the Homeland 3,684 Reform 2,415 Sons of Zarqa 1,953 Jordan Green 607 The Job 342 Good News my Country 28 Invalid votes 1,775 Bedouins of the North 98,026 Accord 9,546 1 Thunder of the North 7,887 1 Brotherhood 7,715 1 1Banner 7,594 The Flame 6,973 Badia Union 6,526 Lion-Prepared 3,979 Basmat Alruwishad 1,524 Covenant 1,341 Youth of the Future 538 Starch of change 461 Invalid votes 1,487 Bedouins of the Middle 64,666 The Brave Ones 6,446 1 1Covenant 4,739 1 Dawn 4,522 1 Compatibility 3,746 Success 3,649 Bravery 3,453 Unified 2,970 Change 2,763 Renewal 2,281 The Originals 989 Yes we Can 345 Invalid votes 758 Bedouins of the South 73,868 Fulfillment 14,502 1 1Bright Future 12,266 1 Glory 10,776 1 Covenant 10,382 Invalid votes 633

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