2006 Election
Eighteen female candidates are contesting Bahrain's parliamentary elections on 25 November 2006, with one candidate, Lateefa Al Gaood, winning by default even before polling after her two opponents in her constituency dropped out of the race. Most of the women are running for Leftist parties or as independents, with no Islamist party being represented by a woman, although salafist party Asalah is the only group to publicly oppose women's candidature in parliamentary elections.
For further information see Bahrain election 2006 women candidates.
Read more about this topic: Women's Rights In Bahrain
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