Consultative Assembly مجلس الشورى Majlis al-Shura | |
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Type | |
Type | Lower house of the Council of Oman |
Term limits | 4 years |
History | |
Founded | 3 November 1981[1][2] |
Leadership | |
Khalid Al Mawali since 28 October 2011 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 90 |
Political groups | Non-partisan (90) |
Elections | |
Last election | 29 October 2023 |
Meeting place | |
Muscat, Oman | |
Website | |
http://www.shura.om |
Member State of the Arab League |
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Cabinet |
Oman portal |
The Consultative Assembly (Arabic: مجلس الشورى; transcription: Majlis al-Shura) is the lower house of the Council of Oman. It is the only legislative body in Oman of which all members are democratically elected. The other chamber of the parliament is the Council of State (Majlis al-Dawla).
The assembly consists of 90 elected members. Each wilayah (province) in Oman is entitled to at least one representative in the assembly. Provinces with a population of 30,000 or above are represented by two members, while provinces with fewer than 30,000 inhabitants are represented by only one member. The winning candidates are the ones who obtain the higher number of votes according to the official election results. Oman does not allow political parties; thus, only non-partisans have been elected.