Winners of FNC elections announced

Fuente: 
Gulf News
Fecha de publicación: 
03 Oct 2015

Voting for Federal National Council concludes in 36 poll stations across the UAE. Follow our live coverage from our reporters across the UAE.

FNC elections saw a total of 79,175 votes with a turnout of 35.29% of the electoral roll across the UAE, said Dr Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Federal National Council Affairs.

"This election process is considered a successful one by all standards," Dr Anwar Gargash.

"Through team work, the UAE succeeds and continues to prosper, grow and develop. There are too many people to thank but I'd like to thank the National Election Council (NEC) and its members and to the Council members across all Emirates for all the effort they made."

"Over 400 volunteers participated from different ages at various centres and this has been a prosperous experience to them and to us. We also need to thank those who lead the elections and all their teams," Dr Gargash added at a press conference held after the announcement of the winning FNC members.

"All are winners today. There are 20 seats but there is a greater number of winners and these are the nominees. We would also like to send out condolences to the family of deceased Ras Al Khaimah candidate Aziz Al Shehhi."

"In total, the elections witnessed 79,175 votes representing 35.29 per cent of the total electoral roll. Meanwhile during the 2011 round of elections 25877 votes and participation of 27.75 per cent of the electorate."

10.00 pm Abu Dhabi: winners 

Khalifa Suhail Ali Rabee' Al Mazroui with 2167 votes
Matar Hamad Matar Omaira Al Shamsi with 1634 votes
Saeed Saleh Mezar Saeed Al Rumaithi with 1597 votes
Saleh Mubarak Musalam Othaith Al Ameri with 1382 votes

9.57pm Dubai: Winners

Hamad Ahmad Sultan Obaid Al Muhairi with 2076 votes
Marwan Ahmad Ali Khalifa Al Muhairi with 961 votes
Khaled Ali Ahmad bin Zayed Al Falasi with 722 votes
Jamal Mohammad Matar Musabeh Al Hai with 672 votes

9.55pm Sharjah: winners

Jasim Abdullah Abdul Razzaq Al Naqbi with 787 votes
Salem Obaid Mohammad Obaid Al Hosan Al Shamsi with 644 votes
Mohammad Ali Saif Ali Bani Kateb with 519 votes

9.53pm Ras Al Khaimah: winners

Salem Ali Ahmad Ali Al Shehhi with 2037 votes
Ahmad Yousuf Mohammad Darwish Al Noaimi with 1358 votes
Naema Abdullah Saeed Al Sharhan with 1004 votes

9.50pm Fujairah: winners

Mohammad Ahmad Mohammad Ahmad Yamahi with 912 votes
Ahmad Mohammad Mobarak Abdullah Al Hammoodi, 546 votes.

Ajman: Winners

Hamad Abdullah Al Ghafli
Salem Abdullah Al Shamsi

UAQ: winners

Khalfan Abdullah Salem Humaid Bin Youkha Al Ali 382 votes
Obaid Humaid Obaid Ali Saeed Al Ali 372 votes