1999 Kuwaiti general election
General 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%.[3]
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Pro-government candidates | 14 | –5 | |||
| Secular oppositionvotes2= | 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. | |||||
References
- 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
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