The Palestinian Legislative Council, (sometimes referred to as the Palestinan Parliament) the legislature of the Palestinian Authority, is a unicameral body with 88 members, elected from 16 electoral districts in the West Bank and Gaza.

The Palestinian Legislative Council passed a new law in June 2005 increasing the number of MPs from 88 to 132, stipulating that half be elected under a system of proportional representation and half by traditional constituencies. New parliamentary polls took place on January 25, 2006. Initial exit polling indicated that Fatah won the most seats, though without a majority, but the results were different.

Ahmed Qurei, former Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, was Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority from October 7, 2003 to January 26, 2006, when he resigned after Hamas' victory in the 2006 legislative election.

See also

• Palestinian legislative election, 2006
• Palestinian legislative and presidential election, 1996

External link

• MiddleEastReference.org: members elected in 1996

Legislatures

Palestinean Legislative Council | המועצה המחוקקת הפלסטינית | Palestijnse Wetgevende Raad | Палестинский законодательный совет