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%.[3]
Results
[edit]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
[edit]Following the elections Ahmed Al-Sadoun was elected Speaker, defeating Jassem Al-Kharafi.
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Ahmed Al-Sadoun | Independent | 30 | 50.85 | |
Jassem Al-Kharafi | Independent | 29 | 49.15 | |
Total | 59 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 59 | 98.33 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 1 | 1.67 | ||
Total votes | 60 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 61 | 98.36 |
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