elections. 17 out of 18 candidates from Al Wefaq won the 2006 parliamentary elections. 62% of Bahraini voters voted for Al Wefaq and they hold 42.5% of the seats in the elected chamber of the parliament (out of a total of 40 seats) making them the strongest political party in Bahrain in terms of the number of supporters and representatives in the elected chamber of the parliament. In addition, Al-Wefaq backed liberal candidate secured another seat. 2010 elections Following a wave of arrests prior to the election, Al Wefaq won at least 18 of the 40 seats to the lower house. Though representing 45% of the seats, the legislators had secured 64% of the popular vote. The difference reflects gerrymandering of electoral districts in the absence of universal principle of one person one vote. Voters in five districts won by Al Wefaq independently surpassed the number of voters in five other districts collectively. Incumbent MPs who succeeded achieving landslide victories in 2010 parliamentary elections were: Khalil Al-Marzooq Abduljalil Khalil Jawad Fairooz Withdrawal of the parliament bloc in 2011 On 18 February 2011, Al Wefaq pulled its parliament bloc which consists of 18 MPs out of total 40 MPs following the killing of two protesters by the Bahraini police during the Bahrain uprising. Electoral history Council of Representatives elections References Further reading The Suspension of Wefaq: A Triumph for Democracy in Bahrain, Khalifa Alfadhel, openDemocracy 18 August 2016. The Victory of Al Wefaq: the Rise of Shiite Politics in Bahrain, Mohammed Zahid Mahjoob Zweiri Research Institute for European and American Studies Research Paper 108, April 2007 (Athens) Fixing the Kingdom: Political Evolution and Socio-Economic Challenges in Bahrain, Steven Wright, Center for International and Regional Studies at George Town University 17,2008 (Qatar) External links Al-Wefaq Official website (in Arabic) Political parties in Bahrain Organizations of the Arab Spring Bahraini uprising of 2011 Shia Islamic political parties Political parties established in 2001 2001 establishments in Bahrain 2001 establishments in Asia Political parties disestablished in 2016 2016 disestablishments in Asia Banned Islamist parties Politics of Bahrain