1972 Bahraini Constituent Assembly election

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1972 Bahraini Constituent Assembly election
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1 December 1972 1973  →
22 of the 44 seats in the Constituent Assembly
Registered22,363
Turnout15,385 (88.5%)
 First party
 
PartyNonpartisan
Seats won22

Constituent Assembly elections were held in Bahrain on 1 December 1972. [1] All candidates ran as independents. A total of 15,385 votes were cast (although not all constituencies were contested), giving a turnout of 88.5%. [2] However, only 12.5% of the population, and then too only males, were registered voters at the time. [2]

The constituent assembly was charged with drafting and ratifying a constitution, following Bahrain's independence from Britain in 1971. [3] The law drawn up by the government restricted the electorate to male citizens aged twenty years or over. [3]

The assembly consisted of twenty-two delegates who were elected by the public, along with eight delegates appointed by the Amir, and the twelve members of the royally-appointed Council of Ministers in their ex-officio capacity. [3] Mohammed Hasan Kamaluddin was the youngest member elected at the age of 31.

The constituent assembly and its election were regulated by Legislative Decrees No. 12 and 13 of 1972. [4]

The Constituent Assembly drafted and ratified the 1973 Constitution of Bahrain.

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p53 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
  2. 1 2 Nohlen et al., p54
  3. 1 2 3 Federal Research Division (2004). Bahrain. Kessinger Publishing. p. 97. ISBN   978-1-4191-0874-7.
  4. ↑ Radhi, Hassan Ali (2003). Judiciary and Arbitration in Bahrain: A Historical and Analytical Study. BRILL. p. 71. ISBN   90-411-2217-6.
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