Kuwaiti general election, 1999

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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 +/–
Pro-government candidates 14–5
Secular opposition 14+10
Sunni candidates 10–6
Independents 60
Shi'ite candidates 6+1
Invalid/blank votes
Total93,996100500
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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