The 1986 Election Law regulates the operational aspects of parliamentary elections, as well as the requirements for candidates and proportional allotment of representatives throughout the country. At that time, the West Bank was constitutionally considered a part of Jordan. After the decision to disengage administratively and legally from the West Bank in 1988, the Election Law was amended in 1989 to redraw the Kingdom’s electoral districts. The amendment removed the West Bank from Jordan’s electoral map, thus paving the way for the 1989 parliamentary elections, the country’s first in 22 years.

In August 1993, Parliament passed an amendment to the election law which adjusted Jordan’s electoral system to the principle of “one person, one vote.” The new law ended the previous voting system, whereby voters were entitled to as many votes as the number of parliamentary seats allocated for their district.

Law Of Election To The House Of Deputies

Law No. 22 for the Year 1986

Published in the Official Gazette,

No. 3398 of 9 Ramadan 1406 A.H., being 17 May 1986 A.D.

• CHAPTER ONE
  Definitions

• CHAPTER TWO
  The Right to Vote

• CHAPTER THREE
  Electoral Lists

• CHAPTER FOUR
  Candidature for Membership of the House of Deputies

• CHAPTER FIVE
  Constituencies and Their Allotted Seats

• CHAPTER SIX
  Election Procedures

• CHAPTER SEVEN
  Canvassing Votes and Announcing Election Returns

• CHAPTER EIGHT
  Elections Publicity

• CHAPTER NINE
  Election Crimes

• List Of Constituencies And The Seats Allocated To Each Constituency In The House Of Deputies

Elections Regulation
Published in the Official Gazette, No. 3429 of 13 Safar 1407 A.H., being 16 October 1986 A.D.

AMENDMENT
Provisional Law Number (23) for the Year 1989 Amending the Law of Election to the House of Deputies

Instructions Governing the Elections Identity Card
Issued in accordance with Article 35 of the Law of Election to the House of Deputies No. 22 for the year 1986 A.D.
Published in the Official Gazette, No. 3422, of 29 Safar 1407 A.H., being 1 November 1986 A.D.

Provisional Law Number (15) For The Year 1993 Amending The Law Of Election To The House Of Deputies
Published by: Press & Publications Department No. 6, November, 1993