1999 Kuwaiti general election

General elections were held in Kuwait on 4 July 1999. A total of 288 candidates contested the election, which saw pro-government candidates and secular opposition candidates emerge as the two largest blocs in Parliament. Voter turnout was 83%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Pro-government candidates			14	–5
	Secular opposition			14	+10
	Sunni candidates			10	–6
	Independents			6	0
	Shi'ite candidates			6	+1
Total				50	0
Total votes		93,996	–
Registered voters/turnout		112,882	83.27
Source: Nohlen et al.

Aftermath

Jassem Al-Kharafi unseated Ahmed Al-Sadoun as Speaker after the election.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Jassem Al-Kharafi	Independent	37	57.81
	Ahmed Al-Sadoun	Independent	27	42.19
Total			64	100.00
Valid votes			64	98.46
Invalid/blank votes			1	1.54
Total votes			65	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			65	100.00