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Constitutional Convention elections were held in Kuwait on 30 December 1961, having originally been planned for 1 November. Voters elected a body responsible for drawing up a constitution. Around 40,000 men were eligible to vote, with turnout of registered voters at 90%. A total of 74 candidates stood for the 20 elected seats.
Results
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
^ "Kuwait Holds Its First Election", The Times, 30 December 1961, p12, Issue 55276
^ "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 ISBN0-19-924958-X
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