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Lower house of the Parliament of Jordan

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House of Representatives مجلس النواب
20th Parliament of Jordan

Type
Type	Lower house of theParliament of Jordan
History
Founded	16 April 1928 (British protectorate) 1 January 1952 (current form)
Leadership
Speaker	Mazed al-Qadi, Independent since 26 October 2026
Structure
Seats	138

Political groups	Islamic Action Front (31) National Charter Party (21) Eradah Party (19) Progress Party (8) National Islamic Party (7) National Union Movement (5) Blessed Land Party (2) Jordanian Labor Party (2) Growth Party (1) Jordanian Civil Democratic Party (1) Labor Party (1) Youth Party (1) Independent (39)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Open list proportional representation (18 seats reserved for women, 7 forChristians, and 2 forChechens andCircassians)
Last election	10 September 2024
Next election	2028
Meeting place

Chamber of the House of Representatives Jordanian Parliament Building Al-Abdali,Amman
Website
representatives.jo (English)
Constitution
Constitution of Jordan

TheHouse of Representatives of Jordan (Arabic:مجلس النواب,romanized: majlis an-nuwāb) is the electedlower house of theJordanian parliament which, along with theSenate, composes the legislature ofJordan.^[1]

The House of Representatives has 138 elected members, serving for four-year terms.

Members are elected by a mixed electoral system, allowing two votes for each person, one vote for individuals running in 18 local districts, and another for political parties for the national district. Out of the 138 seats of the House, 97 are for representatives from local district, and 41 for representatives from the national district, with 12 quotas for theChristian,Circassian, andChechen minorities, as well as 18 seats for women's quota.

The presiding officer is thespeaker.

History

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Traditionally, the Jordanian House of Representatives ran under anonpartisan system, with an overwhelming majority of representatives being nonpartisan. However, since the2024 Jordanian general election, the parliament has developed a party system for the first time.