The IAF contested the elections as part of the National Coalition for Reform (NCR) alliance, which included Christians, Circassians and women.

The secular Ma'an list won two seats in Amman's third district, gaining parliamentary representation for the first time.

Voter turnout was reported to be 37%, lower than previous elections and attributed to the inability of Jordanian expatriates (around one million) to vote due to the new electoral law.

The King appoints the Prime Minister and Cabinet from the lower house, and also hold wide legislative and executive powers.

Those who are bankrupt or mentally disabled are not allowed to vote, and there have historically been no provisions to help absentee or special needs voters.

The state is dominated by East Bankers and they form the core of monarchical support, whereas Jordanian Palestinians had little political representation and were systematically discriminated against.

[12] Political grievances emerged alongside other causes of unrest during the 2011–12 Jordanian protests that occurred as part of the wider Arab Spring.

[10] King Abdullah moved to assuage the populace, promising reform and firing governments in quick succession, meaning that in the two years after the unrest began there were five Prime Ministers.

The new electoral system was very similar to the 1989 elections, in that it fully did away with one-man one-vote, reintroducing block voting for all seats.

[23] Parliament was dissolved on 29 May and the government of Abdullah Ensour resigned, with the King appointing Hani Al-Mulki as caretaker Prime Minister in the lead-up to the election.

Voter registration was automatic, carried out using lists provided to the IEC by the Civil Service and the Passport Division.

[26] Despite the original Muslim Brotherhood becoming illegal after the official recognition of their splinter group, the IAF remained legal as it was registered as a Jordanian organisation.

This along with the fear of obscurity may have contributed to the IAF vote result, and it is thought that they may be attempting to emulate the gains of elected Islamist parties in Tunisia and Morocco who co-operated with their governments, while avoiding suppression similar to that occurring in Egypt.

[26] After the vote, the IAF announced that it was ending its boycott and would compete, and that it was reaching out to other opposition parties to discuss campaigning.

[29] Two Muslim Brotherhood-linked candidates, Hossam Messheh and Ali Abussokar, were disqualified from the elections for the offence of showing mourning for the death of the international terrorist, Abu Musab Al-Zarkawi.

"[31] The Independent Electoral Commission sent invites to a number of Arab and foreign organizations to observe the election process.

The European Union will take part in the observation of the election process through a task force that has access to all poll related facilities, including police stations.

[34] Five women managed to win outside the quota system, making the total of female parliamentarians 20 out of 130, a record for Jordan.

[35] The elections witnessed the first emergence of a secular movement, the Ma'an list, which strongly advocated for a civil state.

Two candidates from Ma'an were elected, alongside three Islamists, as they had won in the women and Circassian quotas of Amman's third district.