1975 Kuwaiti general election
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General elections were held in Kuwait on 27 January 1975.[1] Around 260 candidates contested the election,[2] which saw pro-government candidates remain the largest bloc in Parliament. Voter turnout was 60.1%.[3]
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Pro-government candidates | 21 | +1 | |||
Shi'ite candidates | 10 | +4 | |||
Secular opposition | 7 | +3 | |||
Independents | 6 | –7 | |||
Sunni candidates | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 50 | 0 | |||
Total votes | 31,848 | – | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 52,993 | 60.10 | |||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
[edit]- ^ 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