2006 Emirati parliamentary election
Parliamentary election were held for the first time in the United Arab Emirates in December 2006 to elect half of the 40 members of Federal National Council. Voting took place in Abu Dhabi and Fujairah on 16 December, in Dubai and Ras al-Khaimah on 18 December, and in Sharjah, Ajman and Umm al-Quwain on 20 December.[1]
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Electoral system
The 40 members of the Federal National Council consisted of 20 elected members and 20 members appointed by the rulers of each Emirate.
The elections were held using electoral colleges, with only 6,689 of more than 300,000 citizens over 18 years were allowed to vote, of which 1,163 were women.[2][3] The electoral college members were chosen by the rulers of the seven emirates.[4]
Results
One woman was elected (Amal Al Qubaisi in Abu Dhabi) and eight were appointed.[5] Umm al-Qaiwain was the only emirate without female representation.
| Emirate | Members |
|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | Ahmed Shabeeb Al Dhaheri |
| Amal Al Qubaisi | |
| Rashed Musabah Al Kendi Al Murar | |
| Aamer Abdul Jalil Mohamed Al Fahim | |
| Abdulla Nasser bin Huwaileel Al Mansouri | |
| Fatema Hamad Al Mazrooei | |
| Mohammed Mohammed Ali Fadel Al Hameli | |
| Mugheer Khamis Al Khaili | |
| Dubai | Hussain Sajwani |
| Jamal Mohd Al Hai | |
| Hussain Abdulla Ali Al Shafar | |
| Khalid Ali Ahmed bin Zayed | |
| Sultan Saqer Al Suwaidi | |
| Fatma Ghanim Khalfan Al Marri | |
| Maysa Rashed Saad Ghadeer | |
| Najla Faisal Al Awadhi | |
| Sharjah | Hamad Harith Al Midfa |
| Khalifa Abdulla bin Huwaidan Al Ketbi | |
| Salim Mohamed bin Salim Al Naqbi | |
| Ayshah Mohammad Khalfan Al Roomi | |
| Obaid Ali bin Butti Al Muhairi | |
| Mohamed Abdulla Ali Saif Al Zaabi | |
| Ras al-Khaimah | Ahmed Mohd Naser Al Khatri |
| Rashed Mohamed Al Sheraiqi | |
| Abdul Rahim Abdul Latif Al Shahin | |
| Abdulla Ahmed Balhin Al Shehhi | |
| Nedal Mohamed bin Shurbak Al Tenaiji | |
| Yousef Obaid Al Neaimi | |
| Ajman | Hamad Abdulla Ghulaita Al Ghufli |
| Khaled Hamad Mohammed Abu Shehab | |
| Ali Majed Al Matrooshi | |
| Alia Salem Saeed Al Suwaidi | |
| Fujairah | Ahmed Saeed Abdulla Al Dhanhani |
| Rowayyah Saif Sultan Al Samahi | |
| Saeed Ali Hamad Al Hafri | |
| Sultan Ahmed Abdulla Al Moadhen | |
| Umm al-Quwain | Ali Jasim Ahmed |
| Sultan Khalfan Sultan bin Hussain | |
| Sultan Saif Salim Al Kubaisi | |
| Yousef Ali Fadil bin Fadil | |
References
- Poll opens for first UAE elections Al Jazeera, 16 December 2006
- "FNC members ask for new elections". The National. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- Sole woman elected in UAE maiden polls Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Middle East Online, 21 December 2006
- "UAE polls 'step to more participation'". Gulf Times. 21 December 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
- Elections in 2006 IPU