Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p General elections were heldin Bahrain for the first time on 12 December 1973, under the constitution of 1973. Thirty members were elected to the National Assembly of Bahrain, by a franchise restricted to male citizens. An additional 14 ministers of the royally-appointed government became unelected ex officio members of National Assembly to make a total of 44 parliamentarians. Of the 24,883 registered voters, 19,509 cast a ballot, giving a voter turnout of 78.4%.Of the elected members, two distinct political blocs emerged. One was called the "People's Bloc" consisting of eight members associated with leftist and nationalist organizations (including the Popular Front for the Liberation of Bahrain, National Liberation Front – Bahrain, or the Baathist movement) elected from urban areas, both Shia and Sunni. The other was called the 'Religious Bloc' made up of six Shia members mostly from rural constituencies. The remaining were independents with shifting positions.. }
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- Bahraini_general_election,_1973 abstract "General elections were heldin Bahrain for the first time on 12 December 1973, under the constitution of 1973. Thirty members were elected to the National Assembly of Bahrain, by a franchise restricted to male citizens. An additional 14 ministers of the royally-appointed government became unelected ex officio members of National Assembly to make a total of 44 parliamentarians. Of the 24,883 registered voters, 19,509 cast a ballot, giving a voter turnout of 78.4%.Of the elected members, two distinct political blocs emerged. One was called the "People's Bloc" consisting of eight members associated with leftist and nationalist organizations (including the Popular Front for the Liberation of Bahrain, National Liberation Front – Bahrain, or the Baathist movement) elected from urban areas, both Shia and Sunni. The other was called the 'Religious Bloc' made up of six Shia members mostly from rural constituencies. The remaining were independents with shifting positions.".