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Forty seats were elected on October 24, 2010, with the runoffs that were needed on October 30. A total of 127 candidates competed in the election, which was also chose municipal councils.
More thant 318,000 were eligible to vote. Head of the electoral commission and Justice Minister, Sheikh Khaled bin Ali al-Khalifa, gave an estimate of turnout of "at least 67 percent," less than the 72% in 2006 and 53.4% in 2002. 127 candidates stood in the election.
The Islamic National Accord Association won 18 of the 40 seats, 1 more than the previous election. Shia and independent candidates won a majority of seats for the first time.
The constitution of parliament following the results of the 2010 elections was altered by the Bahraini parliamentary by-election in September 2011.
| Party | Ideology | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Wefaq | Shia Islamist | 18 | |
| Al Asalah | Sunni Salafist | 3 | |
| Al-Menbar Islamic Society | Sunni Islamist | 2 | |
| Independents | Various (all Sunni) | 17 | |
| Total | 40 | ||
| Source: "Independents the biggest winners". Gulf Daily News. 1 November 2010. http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=290557. | |||
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