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1967 Kuwaiti general election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Kuwait on 25 January 1967.[1] Pro-government candidates remained the largest bloc in Parliament. Voter turnout was 65.6%.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Pro-government candidates 20 +1
Independents 17 +1
Shi'ite candidates 8 +2
Secular opposition 4 –4
Sunni candidates 1 0
Invalid/blank votes
Total 17,590 100 50 0
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p161 ISBN 978-0-1992-4958-9
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p162