2022 Bahraini general election
General elections are scheduled to be held in Bahrain in November 2022 to elect the 40 members of the Council of Representatives.[1]
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Electoral system
The 40 members of the Council of Representatives were elected from single-member constituencies using a two-round system; if no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round was held.[2]
Constituencies
Each governorate is divided into a number of constituencies for the election for the Council of Representatives. Each constituency is listed as area 1, area 2 etc. Each constituency elects one member. Only Bahraini nationals are entitled to stand for and to vote at elections.
| Governorate | Population (2010) |
Non-nationals (2010) |
Nationals (2010) |
Divisions (2018) |
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| Capital Governorate | 329,510 | 261,921 | 67,589 | 10 |
| Muharraq Governorate | 189,114 | 86,870 | 102,244 | 8 |
| Northern Governorate | 276,949 | 82,887 | 194,062 | 12 |
| Southern Governorate | 101,456 | 68,525 | 32,931 | 10 |
| Other | 11,237 | 11,237 | ||
| Total | 1,234,571 | 666,172 | 568,399 | 40 |
| Source: CIO[3] | ||||
References
- "IFES Election Guide | Elections: Bahrain Parliament 2022". www.electionguide.org. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- Electoral system IPU
- "Population by Governorate" (PDF). Census 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-25. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
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