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
edit| Party | 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