Member State of the Arab League General elections were held in Oman in 1994.
They were the first elections in a Gulf Arab country in which women could both vote and stand as a candidate.
[1] Following the country's first national census in 1993, the electoral system was modified slightly from that used for the 1991 elections in which each wilayah was represented by one member in the Consultative Assembly.
The 20 wilayahs with a population of over 30,000 were granted an extra representative, increasing the number of elected members from 59 to 80.
[2] Female candidates won two seats;[3] Shakour bint Mohammed al-Ghamari in Muscat and Taiba al-Mawali in Seeb.