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The Palestinian Legislative Council, (sometimes referred to as the Palestinian Parliament) the legislature
Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
 of the Palestinian Authority, is a unicameral body with 132 members
Current members of Palestinian Legislative Council

The Palestinian Legislative Council currently has 132 members following the Palestinian legislative election, 2006 on January 25, 2006. This is a list of those members, arranged by constituency....
, elected from 16 electoral districts in the West Bank
West Bank

The West Bank is the eastern Part of the Palestinian territories on the west bank of the River Jordan in the Middle East. To the west, north, and south the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel....
 and Gaza
Gaza

Gaza is a Palestinian people city in the Gaza Strip, approximately southwest of Jerusalem, with a population of 410,000, making it the largest city under the control of the Palestinian National Authority....
.

The Palestinian Legislative Council passed a new law in June 2005 increasing the number of members from 88 to 132, stipulating that half be elected under a system of proportional representation
Proportional representation

Proportional representation , sometimes referred to as full representation, is a category of voting systems aimed at a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive ....
 and half by traditional constituencies.






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The Palestinian Legislative Council, (sometimes referred to as the Palestinian Parliament) the legislature
Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
 of the Palestinian Authority, is a unicameral body with 132 members
Current members of Palestinian Legislative Council

The Palestinian Legislative Council currently has 132 members following the Palestinian legislative election, 2006 on January 25, 2006. This is a list of those members, arranged by constituency....
, elected from 16 electoral districts in the West Bank
West Bank

The West Bank is the eastern Part of the Palestinian territories on the west bank of the River Jordan in the Middle East. To the west, north, and south the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel....
 and Gaza
Gaza

Gaza is a Palestinian people city in the Gaza Strip, approximately southwest of Jerusalem, with a population of 410,000, making it the largest city under the control of the Palestinian National Authority....
.

The Palestinian Legislative Council passed a new law in June 2005 increasing the number of members from 88 to 132, stipulating that half be elected under a system of proportional representation
Proportional representation

Proportional representation , sometimes referred to as full representation, is a category of voting systems aimed at a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive ....
 and half by traditional constituencies. New parliamentary polls
Palestinian legislative election, 2006

On January 25 2006, elections were held for the Palestinian Legislative Council , the legislature of the Palestinian National Authority . Notwithstanding the Palestinian municipal election, 2005 and the Palestinian presidential election, 2005, this was the first election to the PLC Palestinian legislative and presidential election, 1996; subs...
 took place on January 25, 2006.

Summary of 2006 election results

Ahmed Qurei
Ahmed Qurei

Ahmed Ali Mohammed Qurei , also known by his Kunya Abu Alaa is a former prime minister of the Palestinian Authority. First appointed to the position in October 2003, he tendered his resignation on January 26, 2006, following the defeat of the Fatah party in the Palestinian legislative elections of 2006, and remained in office in a ca...
, former Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council
Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council

The Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council is the chairman of the Palestinian Legislative Council. As Chairman, the Speaker replaces the President of the Palestinian National Authority if the latter is unable to perform their role....
, was Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority from October 7, 2003 to January 26, 2006, when he resigned after Hamas' victory in the 2006 legislative election
Palestinian legislative election, 2006

On January 25 2006, elections were held for the Palestinian Legislative Council , the legislature of the Palestinian National Authority . Notwithstanding the Palestinian municipal election, 2005 and the Palestinian presidential election, 2005, this was the first election to the PLC Palestinian legislative and presidential election, 1996; subs...
.

Current members

see main article Current members of Palestinian Legislative Council
Current members of Palestinian Legislative Council

The Palestinian Legislative Council currently has 132 members following the Palestinian legislative election, 2006 on January 25, 2006. This is a list of those members, arranged by constituency....


See also

  • Palestinian legislative election, 2006
    Palestinian legislative election, 2006

    On January 25 2006, elections were held for the Palestinian Legislative Council , the legislature of the Palestinian National Authority . Notwithstanding the Palestinian municipal election, 2005 and the Palestinian presidential election, 2005, this was the first election to the PLC Palestinian legislative and presidential election, 1996; subs...
  • Palestinian legislative and presidential election, 1996
    Palestinian legislative and presidential election, 1996

    On January 20, 1996, elections took place in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem for President of the Palestinian National Authority of the Palestinian National Authority , and for members of the Palestinian Legislative Council , the legislative arm of the PNA....
  • Jamal Tirawi
    Jamal Tirawi

    Jamal Tirawi is a Palestinian lawmaker.He is member of Fatah. He is a former member and spokesman for Fatah in the Palestinian Legislative Council and former spokesman for Fatah in that body....


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