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Line 4: ==Electoral system== Prior to the elections a new electoral law was passed, allowing voters to cast two ballots; one for a candidate in their constituency and one for party lists elected by proportional representation at the national level.<ref name=BBC/> In addition, the number of seats reserved for candidates of political parties was raised from 17 to 27 out of the ~~140~~150 seats in the [[Parliament of Jordan\|House of Representatives]].<ref name=BBC/> Fifteen seats were reserved for women, whilst the remaining 98108 seats were elected by [[First-past-the-post voting\|first-past-the-post]] system in constituencies.<ref name=BBC2/><ref>[http://electionguide.org/election.php?ID=2316 Election Profile] IFES</ref> A new Independent Election Commission was also created.<ref name=NDI/> Around 70% of eligible voters were reported to have registered to vote.<ref name=WP/> Although over two-third of the population lived in urban areas at the time of the election, cities were allocated less than one-third of seats in the House of Representatives.<ref name=BBC2/>

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