Parliamentary elections were held for the first time in the United Arab Emirates between 16 and 20 December 2006 to elect half of the 40 members of Federal National Council. Voting took place in Abu Dhabi and Fujairah on 16 December, in Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah on 18 December, and in Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain on 20 December.^[1]

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2006 Emirati parliamentary election

16, 18 and 20 December 2006 2011 →
20 of the 40 seats in the Federal National Council
Turnout	74.40%
Party Seats Independents 20 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Speaker before Speaker after Saeed Mohammad Al Gandi Independent Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Independent

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The 40 members of the Federal National Council consisted of 20 elected members and 20 members appointed by the rulers of each emirate.

The elections were held using electoral colleges, with only 6,595 of more than 300,000 citizens over 18 years allowed to vote, of which 1,163 were women.^[2][3] The electoral college members were chosen by the rulers of the seven emirates.^[4]

Only one woman was elected (Amal Al Qubaisi in Abu Dhabi) and eight were amongst the appointed members announced on 4 February 2007.^[5][6] Umm Al Qaiwain was the only emirate without female representation.

The newly-elected Federal National Council met for the first time on 12 February 2007, with Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair elected speaker.^[7]