The Jordanian Parliamentary Institution: A Study in Political Representation

Abstract

This study aimed at identifying the scope of political representation of the Jordanian Parliament from the perspective of studying the minorities and the indigenous people. To achieve the objectives of the study, legal, analytical and statistical approaches were used. The study concluded that the representation of the minorities and the indigenous people in the Jordanian parliament depend on the quota system and it has been characterized by steady and permanent presence in the parliament since the establishment of the state. Finally, the study provided specific recommendations including: the need to review mechanisms of election for the minorities to strengthen the national identity, and other related technical and substantive matters of the elections' law. It is necessary to reconsider the quota system for the Bedouin, and the minorities according to their weight within the population.