1971 Kuwaiti general election
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General elections were held in Kuwait on 23 January 1971.[1] A total of 183 candidates contested the election,[2] which saw pro-government candidates remain the largest bloc in Parliament. Voter turnout was 51.6%.[3]
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Pro-government candidates | 20 | 0 | |||
Independents | 13 | –4 | |||
Sunni candidates | 7 | +6 | |||
Shi'ite candidates | 6 | –2 | |||
Secular opposition | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 50 | 0 | |||
Total votes | 20,785 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 40,246 | 51.64 | |||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
[edit]- ^ 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