Palestinian Legislative Council
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The Palestinian Legislative Council, (sometimes referred to as the Palestinian Parliament) the legislature of the Palestinian Authority, is a unicameral body with 132 members, elected from 16 electoral districts in the West Bank and Gaza. The headquarters of the Palestinian Legislative Council is in Rimal, Gaza.[1]
The Palestinian Legislative Council passed a new law in June 2005 increasing the number of members from 88 to 132, stipulating that half be elected under a system of proportional representation and half by traditional constituencies. New parliamentary polls took place on January 25, 2006.
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[edit] Summary of 2006 election results
| Alliances and parties | Votes (Proportional) | % (Proportional) | Seats (Proportional/District seats) |
|---|---|---|---|
Change and Reform
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440,409 | 44.45 | 74 (29/45) |
| Fatah, harakat al-tahrīr al-filastīnī (Liberation Movement of Palestine) | 410,554 | 41.43 | 45 (28/17) |
| Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) (al-jabhah al-sha`biyyah li-tahrīr filastīn) | 42,101 | 4.25 | 3 (3/0) |
The Alternative (al-Badeel)
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28,973 | 2.92 | 2 (2/0) |
Independent Palestine
|
26,909 | 2.72 | 2 (2/0) |
| Third Way | 23,862 | 2.41 | 2 (2/0) |
Freedom and Social Justice
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7,127 | 0.72 | 0 (0/0) |
| Freedom and Independence | 4,398 | 0.44 | 0 (0/0) |
| Martyr Abu Abbas | 3,011 | 0.30 | 0 (0/0) |
| National Coalition for Justice and Democracy (Wa'ad) | 1,806 | 0.18 | 0 (0/0) |
| Palestinian Justice | 1,723 | 0.17 | 0 (0/0) |
| Independents | - | - | 4 (0/4) |
| Total (turnout: 74.6%) | 990,873 | 100.0% | 132 (66/66) |
| Source: Central Election Commission, Preliminary results,Final tally amendments, 2006-01-29, Final results | |||
Ahmed Qurei, former Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority from October 7, 2003 to January 26, 2006, when he resigned after Hamas' victory in the 2006 legislative election.
[edit] Election Observers
The European Union supplied election observers to assess the whole election process, including the legal framework, the political environment and campaign, electoral preparations, voting and counting as well as the post-election period. To ensure that meaningful and credible elections providing democratic legitimacy to the Palestinian institutions on the road to statehood.[2]
On January 2, 2009, the IDF reportedly partially destroyed the parliament building during the 2002-2009 bombardment of Gaza.[1]
[edit] Current members
- see main article Current members of Palestinian Legislative Council
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b DFLP
- ^ European Parliament press release, election observers
[edit] See also
- Palestinian legislative election, 2006
- Palestinian legislative and presidential election, 1996
- Jamal Tirawi
