Gender Quotas Database

(B) 1. The capital, Amman, is allocated twenty seats within three local electoral constituencies, provided that there is a seat for a woman in each electoral constituency, … 2. Governorate of Erbd, is allocated fifteen seats within two local electoral constituencies, provided that there is a seat for a woman in each electoral constituency, ,,, 3. Governorate of Elbalqaa, is allocated eight seats within one local electoral constituency, provided that there is a seat for a woman, ... 4. Governorate of Elkarak, is allocated eight seats within one local electoral constituency, provided that there is a seat for a woman, ... 5. Governorate of Moaan, is allocated four seats within one local electoral constituency, provided that there is a seat for a woman, ... 6. Governorate of Elzarqaa, is allocated ten seats within one local electoral constituency, provided that there is a seat for a woman, … 7. Governorate of Elmafraq, is allocated four seats within one local electoral constituency, provided that there is a seat for a woman, … 8. Governorate of Eltafila, is allocated four seats within one local electoral constituency, provided that there is a seat for a woman, … 9. Governorate of Maadba, is allocated four seats within one local electoral constituency, provided that there is a seat for a woman, … 10. Governorate of Garash, is allocated four seats within one local electoral constituency, provided that there is a seat for a woman, … 11. Governorate of Agloon, is allocated four seats within one local electoral constituency, provided that there is a seat for a woman, … 12. Governorate of Elaqaba, is allocated three seats within one local electoral constituency, provided that there is a seat for a woman, … 13. Governorate of Bedwians of the North, is allocated three seats within one local electoral constituency, provided that there is a seat for a woman, … 14. Governorate of Bedwians of the Middle, is allocated three seats within one local electoral constituency, provided that there is a seat for a woman, … 15. Governorate of Bedwians of the South, is allocated three seats within one local electoral constituency, provided that there is a seat for a woman, … 

(C)- 41 seats are allocated to the general electoral district according to the closed proportional list system from the seats referred to in Paragraph (A) of this article to be elected from political parties lists according to the following: 1. at least one woman among the first three candidates, as well as among the next three candidates. 2. a young man or woman whose age is (35) to be among the first five candidates. (Article 8)

(B) Regarding the seats allocated for women, Christians, Circassians, or Chechens candidates within the local electoral constituencies. The candidates shall choose between the track of quota or the track of free competition. The winner through the track of free competition shall not be counted on the list of candidates who were nominated on the track of the quota. The quota seats shall only be filled with candidates who were nominated according to the track of quota. (Article 9)

(A) The winners of the parliamentary seats of the local electoral constituencies is according to the following: … 5. The winners of seats allocated for candidates nominated on the track of quota among women, Christians, Circassians, or Chechens shall be determined on the basis of the plurality of votes obtained by the candidate within the lists that exceeded the threshold. 6. Notwithstanding what was stated in point 5, in the event that no eligible candidate (according to point 5) is found among the lists that exceeded the threshold, the winner shall be determined on the basis of the plurality of votes cast for the nominated lists. (Article 49)

(C) 25% of the elected members must be women. These seats will be distributed to the unsuccessful women candidates with the most votes. If there are not enough women candidates, then women are appointed by the Minister from among the female candidates registered in the voters lists for the governorate council.

(Local Government Law. Article 3)

See also article 8.C.1