Kuwaiti Constitutional Convention election, 1961
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Constitutional Convention elections were held in Kuwait on 30 December 1961,[1] having originally been planned for 1 November.[2] It was the country's first-ever election,[1] and elected a body responsible for drawing up a constitution.[2] Around 40,000 men were eligible to vote,[1] with turnout of registered voters at 90.0%.[3] A total of 74 candidates stood for the 20 elected seats.[1]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Merchants | 10 | ||
| Liberals | 5 | ||
| Tribal candidates | 3 | ||
| Shi'ite candidates | 2 | ||
| Nominated members | – | – | 11 |
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | |
| Total | 10,159 | 100 | 31 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Kuwait Holds Its First Election", The Times, 30 December 1961, p12, Issue 55276
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Reluctant Arab Force: Slow Progress On Plan For Kuwait" The Times, 29 August 1961, p6, Issue 55172
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p162 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
