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General elections were held in Jordan on 4 November 1997. [1] They were boycotted by the main opposition parties, [2] and saw independents win 75 of the 80 seats. Voter turnout was 44.7%. [1]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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National Constitutional Party | 2 | New | |||
Arab Land Party | 1 | New | |||
Jordanian Democratic Popular Unity Party | 1 | New | |||
Jordanian Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party | 1 | 0 | |||
Independents | 75 | +15 | |||
Total | 80 | 0 | |||
Total votes | 822,318 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,838,223 | 44.73 | |||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
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