# 2011 Emirati parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the United Arab Emirates on 24 September 2011 to elect the half of the members of Federal National Council. The elections were held using electoral colleges, which were expanded from around 6,689 members in the 2006 elections to 129,274. However, only 35,877 voters voted, with a voter turnout of 27.75%.

## Electoral college

The 2011 parliamentary elections had an expanded electoral college constituting 129,274 members, made up of 46% females and 54% males, of which 35% were younger than 30 years.

## Candidates

Nominations of candidates took place between 14 and 17 August. On 20 August 2011, the National Elections Commission announced the preliminary list of candidates, stating that 469 members of the electoral college nominated themselves to be candidates for the parliamentary elections. Of those 469 nominees, 85 were women.
| Emirate | Candidates | Female candidates |
| Abu Dhabi | 117 | 22 |
| Dubai | 124 | 26 |
| Sharjah | 94 | 16 |
| Ras Al Khaimah | 60 | 9 |
| Ajman | 34 | 5 |
| Umm Al Quwain | 19 | 4 |
| Fujairah | 21 | 3 |
| Total | 469 | 85 |
After last-minute applications were taken into account, the final list included 477 candidates.

## Campaign

The campaign period lasted from 4 to 21 September 2011. Some observers called for a delay in the voting process to allow for more time for candidates to campaign.
Candidates were prohibited from using religion in their campaign, and campaign spending was limited to AED 2 million (US$544,400).

## Results

| Emirate | Elected member | Votes |
| Abu Dhabi | Salem Al Ameri | 2,815 |
| Abu Dhabi | Mohammad Al Ameri | 2,380 |
| Abu Dhabi | Mohammad Al Qubaisi | 1,199 |
| Abu Dhabi | Ahmad Al Ameri | 1,153 |
| Dubai | Hamad Al Rahoumi | 1327 |
| Dubai | Marwan Bin Ghulaita | 1,195 |
| Dubai | Ahmad Ahli | 1,164 |
| Dubai | Rashad Bukhash | 1,077 |
| Sharjah | Salem Bin Howayden | 805 |
| Sharjah | Ahmad Al Jarwan | 766 |
| Sharjah | Musabbah Al Ketbi | 652 |
| Ras al-Khaimah | Ahmed Abdullah Al Amash | 1,449 |
| Ras al-Khaimah | Saeed Al Khateri | 957 |
| Ras al-Khaimah | Faisal Al Tunaiji | 717 |
| Ajman | Sultan Al Shamsi | 296 |
| Ajman | Abdullah Al Shamsi | 287 |
| Fujairah | Ghareeb Al Suraidi | 436 |
| Fujairah | Sultan Al Yamahi | 396 |
| Umm Al Quwain | Sheikha Al Ari | 536 |
| Umm Al Quwain | Obeid Al Alili | 332 |
| Source: NEC |||

### Turnout by emirate

| Emirate | Registered | Voted | Turnout |
| Abu Dhabi | 47,444 | 10,109 | 21.31 |
| Dubai | 37,514 | 9,268 | 24.71 |
| Sharjah | 13,937 | 5,890 | 42.26 |
| Ras Al Khaimah | 16,850 | 5,085 | 30.18 |
| Umm Al Quwain | 3,285 | 1,796 | 54.67 |
| Ajman | 3,920 | 1,562 | 39.85 |
| Fujairah | 6,324 | 2,167 | 34.27 |
| Total | 129,274 | 35,877 | 27.75 |
| Source: NEC, NEC ||||

### Nominated members

The appointed members announced were:
* Abu Dhabi:
* Noura Al Kaabi
* Sultan Al Daheri
* Khalifa Al Suwaidi
* Amal Al Qubaisi
* Dubai:
* Afra Al Basti
* Mona Al Bahar
* Mohammad Al Murr
* Ahmad Al Mansouri
* Sharjah:
* Shaikha Al Owais
* Ahmad Al Zaabi
* Yaqoub Al Naqbi
* Ras Al Khaimah:
* Abdul Al Zaabi
* Rashid Al Shuraiqi
* Abdul Al Shaheen
* Ajman:
* Ahmad Al Shamsi
* Ali Al Nuaimi
* Fujairah:
* Mohammad Al Raqabani
* Aisha Al Yamahi
* Umm Al Quwain:
* Ali Ahmad
* Humaid Ali

## Aftermath

Mohammad Al Murr was elected unopposed as speaker of the Federal National Council.