National Assembly (Bahrain)

National Assembly

المجلس الوطني البحريني

al-majlis al-watani
National Assembly ; المجلس الوطني البحريني; al-majlis al-watani
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Consultative Council; Council of Representatives
Leadership
Chairman of the Consultative Council	Salim bin Rashid Al-Khalifa ; since 15 December 2008
Speaker of the Council of Representatives	Ahmed bin Salman Al-Musallam ; since 12 December 2022
Structure
Seats	80; 40 in the Consultative Council; 40 Representatives
Consultative Council political groups	Independent (40)
Council of Representatives political groups	Independent (40)
Elections
Consultative Council voting system	Appointed by the King
Council of Representatives voting system	Two-round system
Last Council of Representatives election	12 November 2022
Meeting place
	Manama
Website
	www.shura.bh/en/

The National Assembly (Arabic: المجلس الوطني البحريني) is the legislative body^[1]^[2] of Bahrain. Parliament is bicameral, consisting of the 40 elected members of the Council of Representatives (the lower house) and the 40 royally-appointed members of the Consultative Council (the upper house). The joint session of the National Assembly is chaired by the Speaker of the Council of Representatives, or by the Speaker of the Consultative Council if the former is absent.^[3]

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