UAE: Electoral college increases

The National Election Commission has said there will be 224,279 people entitled to vote in the upcoming elections for the Federal National Council (FNC) – a 65.8% increase on the last elections in 2011, when the electoral college was comprised of just 135,308 members. The new allocations are 90,408 members from Abu Dhabi, 53,568 from Dubai, 31,766 from Sharjah, 6,090 from Ajman, 4,105 from Umm Al-Quwain, 27,455 from Ras Al-Khaimah and 10,887 from Fujairah.