For the first election of the Palestinian Council on January 20, 1996, sixteen constituencies have been established in the West Bank, including Jerusalem, and in the Gaza Strip. The distribution of mandates of the 88-member Council corresponds to the total population in each district.
| District | Number of seats | Number of candidates | Polling Stations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jerusalem* | 7 | 52 | 164 |
| 2. | Jericho | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 3. | Bethlehem* | 4 | 33 | 88 |
| 4. | Jenin | 6 | 36 | 145 |
| 5. | Hebron | 10 | 72 | 230 |
| 6. | Ramallah* | 7 | 46 | 162 |
| 7. | Salfit | 1 | 11 | 34 |
| 8. | Tubas | 1 | 12 | 25 |
| 9. | Tulkarem | 4 | 38 | 99 |
| 10. | Qalqilya | 2 | 12 | 54 |
| 11. | Nablus** | 8 | 54 | 175 |
| 12. | North Gaza | 7 | 67 | 82 |
| 13. | Central Gaza (Deir El-Balah) | 5 | 50 | 72 |
| 14. | Gaza City* | 12 | 92 | 183 |
| 15. | Khan Younis | 8 | 66 | 106 |
| 16. | Rafah | 5 | 27 | 55 |
| 88 | 674 | 1696 | ||
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