1961 Kuwaiti Constitutional Convention election
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Constitutional Convention elections were held in Kuwait on 30 December 1961,[1] having originally been planned for 1 November.[2] Voters 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%.[3] A total of 74 candidates stood for the 20 elected seats.[1]
Results
editParty | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Merchants | 10 | |||
Liberals | 5 | |||
Tribal candidates | 3 | |||
Shi'ite candidates | 2 | |||
Nominated members | 11 | |||
Total | 31 | |||
Total votes | 10,159 | – | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 11,288 | 90.00 | ||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kuwait Holds Its First Election", The Times, 30 December 1961, p12, Issue 55276
- ^ a b "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