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  "id": "bh-political-parties",
  "name": "Bahrain — Political Parties",
  "title": "Bahrain — Political Parties",
  "description": "Political parties of Bahrain from the Party Facts core parties list (hdigital/partyfactsdata). Each record includes the Party Facts ID, short and long names (localized + English + other transliterations), first and last years of activity, peak vote share with year, and Wikipedia link where available. The Party Facts project links party identities across major comparative-politics datasets (ParlGov, MARPOR/Manifesto, CHES, V-Party, etc.).",
  "category": "politics",
  "source": "https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata",
  "source_url": "https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata",
  "updated": "2026-04",
  "record_count": 8,
  "columns": [
    {
      "key": "partyfacts_id",
      "label": "Partyfacts Id",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "name_short",
      "label": "Name Short",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "name",
      "label": "Name",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "name_english",
      "label": "Name English",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "name_other",
      "label": "Name Other",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "year_first",
      "label": "Year First",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "year_last",
      "label": "Year Last",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "share",
      "label": "Share",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "share_year",
      "label": "Share Year",
      "type": "number"
    },
    {
      "key": "wikipedia",
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "description",
      "label": "Description",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "comment",
      "label": "Comment",
      "type": "string"
    },
    {
      "key": "technical",
      "label": "Technical",
      "type": "string"
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7414,
      "name_short": "IS",
      "name": "Islamic Societies",
      "name_english": "Islamic Societies [no-party]",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2002,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 47.5,
      "share_year": 2002,
      "wikipedia": "",
      "description": "Group of Islamic Societies; political parties were prohibited in the country at that time (source: PARLINE) /// 19 of 40 seats in 2002 Bahraini general election.",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5806,
      "name_short": "AW",
      "name": "Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society",
      "name_english": "Al-Wefaq National Islamic Societ",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2001,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 45,
      "share_year": 2010,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Wefaq",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5883,
      "name_short": "AA",
      "name": "Al Asalah",
      "name_english": "Al Asalah Islamic Society",
      "name_other": "Arabic: جمعية الأصالة الإسلامية",
      "year_first": 2006,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 12.5,
      "share_year": 2006,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Asalah",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 7413,
      "name_short": "L",
      "name": "Liberals",
      "name_english": "Liberals [no-party]",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2002,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 7.5,
      "share_year": 2002,
      "wikipedia": "",
      "description": "Group of Liberals; political parties were prohibited in the country at that time (source: PARLINE) /// 3 of 40 seats in 2002 Bahraini general election.",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5916,
      "name_short": "NDAS",
      "name": "National Democratic Action Society - Wa'ad",
      "name_english": "National Democratic Action Society",
      "name_other": "Arabic: جمعية العمل الوطني الديمقراطي - وعد",
      "year_first": 2002,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 4,
      "share_year": 2010,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Democratic_Action_Society",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5914,
      "name_short": "AM",
      "name": "Al-Minbar Al-Taqdimy Progressive Democratic Tribune",
      "name_english": "Progressive Democratic Tribune",
      "name_other": "Arabic: جمعية المنبر الديمقراطي التقدمي",
      "year_first": 2001,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 3.3,
      "share_year": 2010,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Democratic_Tribune",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5994,
      "name_short": "NUG",
      "name": "National Unity Gathering",
      "name_english": "National Unity Gathering",
      "name_other": "",
      "year_first": 2014,
      "year_last": 2014,
      "share": 2.1,
      "share_year": 2014,
      "wikipedia": "",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    },
    {
      "partyfacts_id": 5894,
      "name_short": "AM",
      "name": "Al-Menber Al-Watani Al-Islami Society",
      "name_english": "Al Menbar National Islamic Society",
      "name_other": "Arabic: جمعية المنبر الوطني الإسلامي‎, literally \"Islamic National Tribune\"",
      "year_first": 2006,
      "year_last": "",
      "share": 2,
      "share_year": 2010,
      "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Menbar_Islamic_Society",
      "description": "",
      "comment": "",
      "technical": ""
    }
  ],
  "meta": {
    "title": "Bahrain — Political Parties - Free Download",
    "description": "Political parties of Bahrain from the Party Facts core parties list (hdigital/partyfactsdata). Each record includes the Party Facts ID, short and long names (localized + English + other transliterations), first and last years of activity, peak vote share with year, and Wikipedia link where available. The Party Facts project links party identities across major comparative-politics datasets (ParlGov, MARPOR/Manifesto, CHES, V-Party, etc.). Contains 8 records. Download in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "seo_title": "Bahrain — Political Parties | ListBase",
    "seo_description": "Download Bahrain — Political Parties dataset with 8 records. Available in Excel, CSV, PDF formats.",
    "key_takeaways": [
      "Contains 8 records with 13 fields",
      "Available for free download in Excel, CSV, and PDF formats",
      "Data sourced from https://github.com/hdigital/partyfactsdata"
    ]
  }
}