2023 Emirati parliamentary election

2023 Emirati parliamentary elections
United Arab Emirates
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20 of the 40 seats in the Federal National Council
Turnout44.00% (Increase 9.19pp)
Party Seats +/–
Independents

20 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Speaker before Speaker after
Saqr Ghobash Saqr Ghobash

Parliamentary elections were held in the United Arab Emirates on 7 October 2023 to elect 20 of the 40 members of the Federal National Council.[1][2][3] As political parties are banned in the UAE, all candidates run as independents.[4] The election was the first to be conducted completely electronically, 92.69% of voters chose to vote remotely in the election cycle.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Federal National Council elections to take place on October 7". The National. 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  2. ^ a b "Early voting opens in UAE parliamentary elections". Middle East Monitor. 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  3. ^ a b Amir, Salam Al (2023-10-08). "Early results of Federal National Council election announced". The National. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  4. ^ Abbas, Waheed. "UAE elections: All you need to know about FNC polls in 2023". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 2023-07-16.