1996 Kuwaiti general election
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General elections were held in Kuwait on 23 October 1996.[1] A total of 230 candidates contested the election,[2] which saw pro-government candidates win the largest number of seats. Voter turnout was 83.4%.[3]
Results[]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Pro-government candidates | 19 | +1 | |||
| Sunni candidates | 16 | +9 | |||
| Independents | 6 | –14 | |||
| Shi'ite candidates | 5 | +2 | |||
| Secular opposition | 4 | +2 | |||
| Total | 50 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 89,387 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 107,169 | 83.41 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
Aftermath[]
Following the elections Ahmed Al-Sadoun was elected Speaker, defeating Jassem Al-Kharafi.
References[]
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p161 ISBN 978-0-19924-958-9
- ^ Kuwait Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ Nohlen et al., p162
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- 1996 elections in Asia
- 1996 in Kuwait
- Elections in Kuwait
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