Kuwaiti general election, 1985

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Parliamentary elections were held in Kuwait on 21 February 1985.[1] A total of 231 candidates contested the election,[2] which saw pro-government candidates remain the largest bloc in Parliament. Voter turnout was 85.1%.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Pro-government candidates 27–1
Independents 9+1
Sunni Islamist 70
Secular opposition 4+1
Shi'ite Islamist 3–1
Invalid/blank votes255
Total48,368100500
Source: Nohlen et al., IPU

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p161 ISBN 978-0-19924-958-9
  2. Kuwait Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. Nohlen et al., p162
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