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Bahrain Parliamentary Election Results: 25 November and 2 December 2006

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2007

F. Gregory Gause
F. Gregory Gause
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.; e-mail: [email protected]
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There are forty single-member districts in Bahrain. If a candidate wins a majority of the total votes cast in the district in the first round, he or she is elected. If no candidate receives a majority, the top two vote-getters compete in a runoff election one week later. Political parties are banned, but political “associations” act as parties, supporting lists of candidates, coordinating campaign activity, and publishing platforms. Districts are configured to overrepresent the Sunni minority.

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International Journal of Middle East Studies , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , May 2007 , pp. 170 - 171
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© 2007 Cambridge University Press

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