House of Representatives (Jordan)

The House of Representatives of Jordan is the elected lower house of the Jordanian parliament which, along with the Senate, composes the legislature of Jordan.

House of Representatives of Jordan مجلس النواب Majlis Al-Nuwaab
18th Parliament
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	4 years
History
Founded	January 1, 1952 (1952-01-01)
Leadership
Speaker of the House of Representatives	Atef Tarawneh, Independent since 20 September 2016
Structure
Seats	130
Political groups	Islamic Action Front (10)   Zamzam (5)   Islamic Centrist Party (5)   National Current (4)   Justice and Reform Party (2)   Civil Alliance (1)   Arab Socialist Ba'ath (1)   Communist Party (1)   National Union (1)   Al-Awn (1)   Independent (99)
Elections
Voting system	Open list proportional representation (15 seats reserved for women, nine for Christians, and three for Chechens and Circassians)
Last election	20 September 2016
Next election	2020 or earlier
Meeting place
Al-Abdali, Amman
Website
www.parliament.jo