Bahrain’s 2018 parliament is considered very different than previous parliament’s in a range of ways, starting with more than 90% change to the faces. Only…

1st Southern Ahmed al-Amer comes top  Former MP Adnan al-Maliki from Al-Asalah lost his seat in 2014, but had been seen as likely to make…

1st Northern Another victorious female candidate Kaltham al-Haiki has been the most vigorous candidate throughout this local contest, coming a well-deserved first-place in round one,…

1st Muharraq Social media activist vs. Sunni cleric MP Ali Bufarsan suffered a massive first-round defeat; with young candidate Hamad al-Kooheji winning 3104 votes, and…

1st Capital Asoomi wins outright Longstanding MP Adel al-Asoumi has once again easily wiped the competition off the field with a dominant result. Areas covered:…

After the 1 December second-round run-off of the Bahrain elections a succession of impressively qualified female campaigners have stormed their way into Parliament. Women have…

Bahrain’s 2018 parliamentary and municipal elections went ahead on 24 November with around 67% of the registered electorate casting their votes. Given the unprecedented number…

1st Muharraq Areas covered: Busaiteen Number of candidates: 5 Likelihood of going to second round: 60%  Housing blocks: 225, 226, 228, 229 2014 registered voters:…

1st Capital Areas covered: Manama northeast coast, Diplomatic Area, Houra, Qudaybiya Number of candidates: 4 Likelihood of going to second round: 45%  Housing blocks: 307,…

1st Northern   Areas covered: Hilla, Meqsha, Karranah, Janusan, Barbar, Diraz Number of candidates: 4 Withdrawn candidates: Mirza Ahmed Ali Likelihood of going to second…