2021 Qatari general election

2021 Qatari general election
Qatar
2 October 2021

30 of the 45 seats in the Consultative Assembly
Turnout~63.5%
Party Vote % Seats
Independents

100 30
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Chairman of the Consultative Assembly before Chairman of the Consultative Assembly after
Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud
Independent
Hassan bin Abdulla Al-Ghanim
Independent

General elections were held in Qatar for the first time on 2 October 2021, following an announcement by the Emir of Qatar on 22 August 2021.[1] The elections for the Consultative Assembly were originally scheduled for the second half of 2013,[2] but were postponed in June 2013 until at least 2016.[3] In 2016 they were postponed again.[4] Finally, in November 2020, Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani pledged to hold the election in October 2021.[5]

  1. ^ "Qatar sets Oct. 2 for first legislative elections". Reuters. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ^ Emir: Qatar to hold first legislative elections in 2013 Archived 2014-08-31 at the Wayback Machine Doha News, 1 November 2011
  3. ^ Advisory Council’s term extended until 2016 amid government transition Doha News, 2 July 2013
  4. ^ Legislative elections in Qatar postponed until at least 2019 Archived 2017-08-22 at the Wayback Machine Doha News, 17 June 2016
  5. ^ "Qatar intends to hold its first elections for the Shura Council in 2021". Swissinfo (in Arabic). 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2020.