1999 Kuwaiti general election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Kuwait on 4 July 1999.[1] A total of 288 candidates contested the election,[2] which saw pro-government candidates and secular opposition candidates emerge as the two largest blocs in Parliament. Voter turnout was 83.2%.[3]
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Pro-government candidates | 14 | –5 | ||
| Secular opposition | 14 | +10 | ||
| Sunni candidates | 10 | –6 | ||
| Independents | 6 | 0 | ||
| Shi'ite candidates | 6 | +1 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 93,996 | 100 | 50 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
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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