Emirati parliamentary election, 2006
The first elections ever to be held in the United Arab Emirates took place on 16 December, 18 December and 20 December 2006. Half of the Federal National Council, which has forty members, were elected.
Abu Dhabi and Fujairah voted on 16 December; Dubai and Ras al-Khaimah on 18 December; Sharjah, Ajmān and Umm al-Quwain on 20 December.[1] Only 6,689[2] of the more than 300,000 citizens over 18 years were allowed to vote, 1,163 of them women;[3] all of these voters were chosen by the rulers of the seven emirates.[4] One of the four seats in Abu Dhabi went to a woman, Amal Abdullah al-Kubaissi.[5]
Summary of the 16, 18 and 20 December 2006 UAE Federal National Council election results
| Members | Seats |
| Elected | 20 |
| Appointed by the rulers of the constituent emirates | 20 |
| Total |
40 |
- Female membership
- Among the twenty members chosen by the Electoral College, one woman was elected. Eight women were appointed by the rulers of the seven emirates and, with the exception of Umm al-Qaiwain, at least one woman was appointed by each emirate. Women therefore constituted 22.5% of the Council's membership, a significant increase.
- Three among those appointed were from Dubai.[6]
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The government has expressed that future elections will be more participatory, including that the powers of the Federal National Council will be expanded and that the right to vote will be granted to all citizens.[3]
Result
| Name |
Emirate |
| Ahmed Shabeeb Al Dhaheri |
Abu Dhabi |
| Amal Abdulla 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 |
| Hussain Sajwani |
Dubai |
| 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 |
| Hamad Harith Al Midfa |
Sharjah |
| 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 |
| Ahmed Mohd Naser Al Khatri |
Ras al-Khaimah |
| 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 |
| Hamad Abdulla Ghulaita Al Ghufli |
Ajman |
| Khaled Hamad Mohammed Abu Shehab |
| Ali Majed Al Matrooshi |
| Alia Salem Saeed Al Suwaidi |
| Ahmed Saeed Abdulla Al Dhanhani |
Fujairah |
| Rowayyah Saif Sultan Al Samahi |
| Saeed Ali Hamad Al Hafri |
| Sultan Ahmed Abdulla Al Moadhen |
| Ali Jasim Ahmed |
Umm al-Quwain |
| Sultan Khalfan Sultan bin Hussain |
| Sultan Saif Salim Al Kubaisi |
| Yousef Ali Fadil bin Fadil |
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References
- ↑ Poll opens for first UAE elections Al Jazeera, 16 December 2006
- ↑ [http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/fnc-members-ask-for-new-elections The National: FNC members ask for new elections, March 11, 2010
- 1 2 Sole woman elected in UAE maiden polls 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.
- ↑ Woman wins seat in Emirates poll The Australian, 17 December 2006
- ↑ http://www.almajles.gov.ae/
