8 8 . 5 %. ▁However , ▁only ▁ 1 2 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁were ▁registered ▁vot ers ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁constitu ent ▁assembly ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁draft ing ▁and ▁rat ifying ▁a ▁constitution , ▁following ▁Bah rain ' s ▁independence ▁from ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁The ▁law ▁drawn ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁restricted ▁the ▁elect or ate ▁to ▁male ▁citizens ▁aged ▁twenty ▁years ▁or ▁over . ▁ ▁The ▁assembly ▁consisted ▁of ▁twenty - two ▁deleg ates ▁who ▁were ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁public , ▁along ▁with ▁eight ▁deleg ates ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Am ir , ▁and ▁the ▁twelve ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁roy ally - app oint ed ▁Council ▁of ▁Minister s ▁in ▁their ▁ex - o ffic io ▁capacity . ▁Moh ammed ▁Has an ▁Kam al ud din ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁member ▁elected ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁constitu ent ▁assembly ▁and ▁its ▁election ▁were ▁reg ulated ▁by ▁Legisl ative ▁Dec rees ▁No . ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁draft ed ▁and ▁rat ified ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Bah rain . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Dec ree ▁Law ▁No . ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁on ▁the ▁Est ab lish ment ▁of ▁a ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁to ▁P rep are ▁a ▁Constitution ▁for ▁the ▁State ▁( A rab ic ) ▁