National Assembly of Jordan

National Assembly of Jordan

The parliament of Jordan, the National Assembly (مجلس الأمة "Majlis al-'Umma") has two chambers.
*The Chamber of Deputies (مجلس النواب "Majlis al-Nūwāb") has 110 members, 104 elected for a four year term in single-seat constituencies and 6 female members by a special electoral college. 9 and 3 seats are reserved to Christians and Chechens/Circassians.
*The Assembly of Senators (مجلس الأعيان "Majlis al-A'ayān") has 40 members appointed by the king.


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