Constituent Assembly elections were held in Bahrain on 1 December 1972.[1] All candidates ran as independents. A total of 15,385 votes were cast (although not all constituencies were contested), giving a turnout of 88.5%.[2] However, only 12.5% of the population were registered voters at the time.[2]
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22 of the 44 seats in the Constituent Assembly | |||||||||||||
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| Registered | 22,363 | ||||||||||||
| Turnout | 15,385 (88.5%) | ||||||||||||
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The constituent assembly was charged with drafting and ratifying a constitution, following Bahrain's independence from Britain in 1971.[3] The law drawn up by the government restricted the electorate to male citizens aged twenty years or over.[3]
The assembly consisted of twenty-two delegates who were elected by the public, along with eight delegates appointed by the Amir, and the twelve members of the royally-appointed Council of Ministers in their ex-officio capacity.[3] Mohammed Hasan Kamaluddin was the youngest member elected at the age of 31.
The constituent assembly and its election were regulated by Legislative Decrees No. 12 and 13 of 1972.[4]
The Constituent Assembly drafted and ratified the 1973 Constitution of Bahrain.
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p53 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ a b Nohlen et al., p54
- ^ a b c Federal Research Division (2004). Bahrain. Kessinger Publishing. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-4191-0874-7.
- ^ Radhi, Hassan Ali (2003). Judiciary and Arbitration in Bahrain: A Historical and Analytical Study. BRILL. p. 71. ISBN 90-411-2217-6.