2010 Bahraini general election

2010 Bahraini general election
Bahrain
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All 40 seats in the Council of Representatives
Party Leader Seats +/–
Al Wefaq Ali Salman 18 +1
Al Asalah Ghanim Al Buaneen 3 −2
Al-Menber Salah Ali 2 −5
Independents 17 +6
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Bahrain in October 2010 to elect the forty members of the Council of Representatives.[1] The first round of voting was held on 23 October, with a second round on 30 October.[2] Amidst boycotts and arrests, Al Wefaq won 18 of the 40 seats. Four women were elected.[3]

  1. ^ Maximiliano Herrera. "Electoral Calendar- world elections,US elections,presidential election,world parties". Mherrera.org. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference almanar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Bahrain's political societies lose big in polls". Gulf News. 1 December 2014.