General elections were held in Kuwait on 23 January 1971.[1] A total of 183 candidates contested the election,[2] which saw pro-government candidates remain the largest bloc in Parliament. Voter turnout was 51.6%.[3]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-government candidates | 20 | 0 | |||
| Independents | 13 | –4 | |||
| Sunni candidates | 7 | +6 | |||
| Shi'ite candidates | 6 | –2 | |||
| Secular opposition | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 20,785 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 40,246 | 51.64 | |||
| 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