2006 Palestinian legislative election

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The 2006 Palestinian legislative election was a pivotal parliamentary vote in the Palestinian territories that resulted in a surprise victory for Hamas over the long-dominant Fatah party, reshaping Palestinian politics and governance.

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instanceOf Palestinian election ⓘ
legislative election ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Palestinian National Authority ⓘ
cause expiration of term of 1996-elected Palestinian Legislative Council ⓘ
conflict dispute over security control between Hamas and Fatah ⓘ
country Palestinian territories ⓘ
electoralBody Palestinian Legislative Council ⓘ
electoralThreshold 2% (for party lists) ⓘ
endDate 2006-01-25 ⓘ
followedBy 2007 Palestinian political crisis ⓘ
diplomatic boycott by Israel, United States, and European Union of Hamas government ⓘ
international sanctions on Hamas-led government ⓘ
hasEffect division of Palestinian governance between Hamas and Fatah ⓘ
political isolation of Hamas government ⓘ
weakening of Palestinian Authority institutions ⓘ
legalBasis Palestinian Basic Law ⓘ
legislatureTermLength 4 years ⓘ
location East Jerusalem ⓘ
Gaza Strip ⓘ
West Bank ⓘ
mainWinner Hamas ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive international media attention ⓘ
notableFor first time Hamas participated in Palestinian legislative elections ⓘ
high voter turnout despite occupation conditions ⓘ
surprise victory of Hamas over long-dominant Fatah ⓘ
numberOfSeatsContested 132 ⓘ
numberOfSeatsWonByFatah 45 ⓘ
numberOfSeatsWonByHamas 74 ⓘ
numberOfVotesWonByHamas about 44.5% of the vote ⓘ
officeContested member of the Palestinian Legislative Council ⓘ
opposedBy European Union in relation to Hamas participation ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
organizedBy Palestinian Central Elections Commission ⓘ
partOf Israeli–Palestinian conflict ⓘ
partOfSeries Palestinian general elections ⓘ
pointInTime 2006-01-25 ⓘ
previousElection 1996 Palestinian general election ⓘ
result Hamas victory over Fatah ⓘ
end of Fatah parliamentary majority ⓘ
formation of Hamas-led government ⓘ
secondPlace Fatah ⓘ
significantEvent intensification of Fatah–Hamas rivalry ⓘ
shift of parliamentary control from Fatah to Hamas ⓘ
startDate 2006-01-25 ⓘ
turnout about 74% ⓘ
votingSystem constituency-based plurality voting ⓘ
mixed electoral system ⓘ
party-list proportional representation ⓘ
winningParty Hamas ⓘ

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Hamas → participatedIn → 2006 Palestinian legislative election ⓘ
Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya → involvedIn → Palestinian legislative elections ⓘ
linked to: 2006 Palestinian legislative election
Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya → won → 2006 Palestinian legislative election ⓘ
1996 Palestinian general election → subsequentElection → 2006 Palestinian legislative election ⓘ
2007 Palestinian political crisis → relatedTo → Palestinian legislative election, 2006 ⓘ
linked to: 2006 Palestinian legislative election