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Council of Representatives مجلس النواب Majlis an-nuwab | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Lower house of the National Assembly |
| Leadership | |
Ahmed bin Salman Al-Musallam since 12 December 2022 | |
Secretary-General | Abdullah bin Khalaf Al Dosari since 27 October 2018 |
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| Seats | 40 members |
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Political groups | Independents (40) |
| Elections | |
| Two-round system | |
Last election | 12-19 November 2022 |
Next election | 12 November 2026 |
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| Manama | |
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The Council of Representatives (Majlis an-nuwab), sometimes translated as the "Chamber of Deputies", is the name given to the lower house of the Bahraini National Assembly, the national legislative body of Bahrain.
The council was created by the 2002 Constitution of Bahrain and consists of forty members elected by universal suffrage. Members are elected for four-year terms from single-member constituencies using a two-round system, with a second round being held of the top two candidates if no candidate receives 50% of the vote in the first round.[1] Candidates must be Bahraini citizens and at least 30 years old.[1]
The forty seats of the Council of Representatives together with the forty royally-appointed seats of the Consultative Council form the Bahraini National Assembly.
The last election for the council was the 2022 Bahraini general election held on 12 November 2018, with the runoff on 19 November. Following the election, Ahmed bin Salman Al-Musallam was on 12 December 2022 elected chairman of the council.
- ^ a b Electoral system IPU