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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Parliamentary elections were held for the first time in theUnited Arab Emirates between 16 and 20 December 2006 to elect half of the 40 members ofFederal National Council. Voting took place inAbu Dhabi andFujairah on 16 December, inDubai andRas Al Khaimah on 18 December, and inSharjah,Ajman andUmm Al Quwain on 20 December.[1]
The 40 members of the Federal National Council consisted of 20 elected members and 20 members appointed by the rulers of each emirate.
The elections were held usingelectoral colleges, with only 6,595 of more than 300,000 citizens over 18 years allowed to vote, of which 1,163 were women.[2][3] The electoral college members were chosen by the rulers of the seven emirates.[4]
Only one woman was elected (Amal Al Qubaisi in Abu Dhabi) and eight were amongst the appointed members announced on 4 February 2007.[5][6]Umm Al Qaiwain was the only emirate without female representation.
The newly-elected Federal National Council met for the first time on 12 February 2007, withAbdul Aziz Al Ghurair elected speaker.[7]
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