1997 Omani general election

General elections were held in Oman on 16 October 1997.[1]

Electoral system

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The 82 members of the Consultative Assembly were selected in a two-stage process. Elections were held in 60 constituencies (based on the wilayahs); in 38 constituencies two members were elected, of which Sultan Qaboos chose one to sit in the Assembly, whilst in the remaining 22 constituencies four members were elected, of which the Sultan chose two.

Only around 51,000 people were eligible to vote,[2] with voters chosen by tribal leaders.[3]

Campaign

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A total of 736 candidates contested the elections.[1]

Results

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The two incumbent female MPs (Shakour bint Mohammed al-Ghamari in Muscat and Taiba al-Mawali in Seeb) were both re-elected.[1]

Members

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Wilayah Member Notes
Adam Nasser bin Ali bin Ahmed al-Mahrooqi
Al Amarat Mohammed bin Hamoud bin Mohammed al-Wahaibi Re-elected
Amer bin Said bin Barakat al-Hadi
Al Awabi Mahmud bin Muhanna bin Khalfan al-Kharusi
Al Buraimi Ahmed bin Rashid bin Homed al-Shamsi Re-elected
Rashid bin Sultan bin Ali al-Ghaithi
Al Hamra Salim bin Mohammed bin Ahmed al-Abri Re-elected
Al-Jabal al-Aswat Salim bin Ahmed bin Sabah Na'awm al-Kathiri Re-elected
Al Jazir Ghareeb bin Sa'ad bin Musallam al-Junaidi Re-elected
Al Kamil walWafi Khamis bin Halis bin Khadim al-Hashmi Re-elected
Al-Mudhaibi Hilal bin Ali bin Soud al-Habsi Re-elected
Said bin Soud bin Mohammed al-Ghufali
Al Qabil Ali bin Ahmed bin Abdallah al-Harthi
Al-Rustaq Khalil bin Saif bin Nasser al-Ghafri Re-elected
Saif bin Mohammed bin Saif al-Lamki
Bahla Mohammed bin Abdallah bin Said al-Adwi Re-elected
Ibrahim bin Soud bin Badr al-Hinai
Barka Mohammed bin Khalfan bin Mohammed al-Rishedi
Salim bin Hamel bin Khuwaidam al-Mashaifri Re-elected
Bawshar Nasser bin Mansoor bin Saif al-Salti Re-elected
Mubarak bin Masoud bin Suleiman al-Shibli
Bidbid Abdallah bin Mohammed bin Ghuneim al-Rahbi
Bidiya Amer bin Mohammed bin Shamis al-Hajri Re-elected
Bukha Ahmed bin Abdallah bin Mohammed al-Malik al-Shuhi Re-elected
Dhalkout Badr bin Ahmed bin Ali Ba'awain
Dhank Ali bin Said bin Khalifa al-Yahyai Re-elected
Dibba Al-Baya Rashid bin Abdullah bin Rashid Haroub al-Shuhi
Dima wa Ta'een Abdullah bin Rashid bin Musallam al-Rahbi
Duqm Abdallah bin Mabkhout bin Ali al-Janaibi Re-elected
Halaniyat Abdalaziz bin Salim bin Sa'id al-Naqash al-Mahri Re-elected
Himah Mohammed bin Said bin Ali al-Harousi
Ibra Salim bin Hamoud bin Majid al-Ismaili
Ibri Ali bin Saleh bin Ali al-Kalbani
Saif bin Ali bin Said al-Ghafri Re-elected
Izki Mohammed bin Nasser bin Rashid al-Riyarni
Jalan Bani Bu Ali Nasir bin Mohammed bin Said al-Sunaidi
Mohammed bin Abdallah bin Mohammed al-Hamouda
Jalan Bani Bu Hasan Sa'id bin Mohammed bin Abdallah al-Suwa'i Re-elected
Khabourah Ali bin Khalfan bin Selman al-Qutaiti
Omar bin Ali bin Abdullah al-Hosni
Khasab Juma bin Hamdan bin Hasan al-Malik al-Shuhi Re-elected
Liwa Ahmed bin Khalfan bin Ahmed al-Ghufaili Re-elected
Madha Ahmed bin Abdallah bin Khalfan al-Madhani Re-elected
Maghshan Mabkhout bin Mohammed bin Suhail al-Hamar
Mahdha Said bin Obeid bin Saif al-Ka'abi
Mahoot Obeid bin Mohammed bin Said al-Hakmani
Manah Said bin Nasser bin Mohammed Al Bu Sa'id
Masirah Abdullah bin Khalifs bin bin Khamis al-Majali
Mirbat Khalid bin Ahmed bin Said al-Amri Re-elected
Musana'ah Salim bin Mohammed bin Sa'id al-Mardoof al Sa'idi Re-elected
Talal bin Ali bin Salim al-Amry
Muscat Rajah bin Ali bin Rajah al-Kathiri
Shakour bint Mohammed al-Ghamari Re-elected
Muttrah Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Salim al-Hasni
Murtadha bin Hasan bin Ali al-Lawati
Nakhal Mohammed bin Nasser bin Suleiman al-Habaishi Re-elected
Nizwa Al-Khattab bin Ahmed bin Soud al-Kindi Re-elected
Salim bin Hamad bin Salim al-Kamiyani
Qurayyat Mohammed bin Saif bin Mohammed al-Jandhami Re-elected
Mahfoudh bin Ali bin Juma al-Juma
Rakhyout Said bin Ali bin Awadh al-Sa'adoni Ak'ak
Sa'dah Salim bin Khalfan bin Rashid al-Shukaili Re-elected
Saham Mohammed bin Nasser bin Salim al-Ma'amari
Ali bin Abdallah bin Ali al-Badi Re-elected
Salalah Ahmed bin Awadh bin Ahmed al-Shanfari
Seeb Harith bin Mansour bin Ghalib al-Amry
Taiba al-Mawali Re-elected
Shinas Yousef bin Ahmed bin Shahin al-Baluchi
Mohammed bin Abdallah bin Ahmed al-Khousaibi Re-elected
Sohar Rashid bin Hamdan bin Ali al-Maqbali Re-elected
Abdallah bin Mubarak bin Abdallah al-Balushi
Suma'il Khalfan bin Sultan bin Saif al-Bakri
Mohammed bin Nasser bin Humaid al-Naddabi Re-elected
Sur Abdallah bin Saleh bin Abdallah al-Khamyasi al-Araimi
Nasir bin Hamed bin Khalfan al-Bilal al-Makhini
Suwayq Hamad bin Khamis bin Ibrahim al-Jadidi
Mohammed bin Ali bin Nasser al-Kiyoumi Re-elected
Taqah Said bin Masoud bin Sabah al-Ma'ashani
Thumrait Musallam bin Brokein bin Bakhait al-Mashali
Wadi al-Ma'awal Saleh bin Soud bin Khalil al-Ma'awali Re-elected
Wadi bin Khalid Hamoud bin Rashid bin Saif al-Sha'aibi Re-elected
Yanqul Salim bin Harned bin Marzouq al-Badi
Source: Allen & Rigsbee[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c The Middle East and North Africa 2004, Psychology Press, p880
  2. ^ Bruce Maddy-Weitzman (2003) Middle East Contemporary Survey, Volume 24, The Moshe Dayan Center, p442
  3. ^ Democracy in Slow Motion: Oman Goes to the Polls Washington Institute, 26 October 2007
  4. ^ Calvin H Allen & W Lynn Rigsbee II (2014) Oman Under Qaboos: From Coup to Constitution, 1970-1996, Routledge, pp54–56