Jordan - September 2024

In the legislative elections held on 7 September, women secured 27 out of 138 parliamentary seats, accounting for 19.6 percent of the total. This marks an increase from the previous election, where women obtained 11.5 percent of the seats, and represents the highest number of women representatives ever in Jordan's House of Representatives. The increase follows electoral reforms introduced in 2022. Two key changes in the new electoral law, implemented for the first time in this election, helped reach this outcome. First, the quota of reserved seats for women was increased, allocating 18 out of the 97 local electoral district seats—one per district—to women. Additionally, the new law required political parties to include women in their candidate lists for the remaining 41 national-level seats, with at least two women in the top six positions. These changes, coupled with an increase in party representation, have successfully facilitated the election of more women to the new parliament.

Sources: The Jordan Times, Al Araby Al Jadeed, Independent Arabia, IFES, IPU Parline