1996 Kuwaiti general election

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General elections were held in Kuwait on 23 October 1996. A total of 230 candidates contested the election, which saw pro-government candidates win the largest number of seats. Voter turnout was 83%.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Pro-government candidates			19	+1
	Sunni candidates			16	+9
	Independents			6	–14
	Shi'ite candidates			5	+2
	Secular opposition			4	+2
Total				50	0

Total votes		89,387	–
Registered voters/turnout		107,169	83.41
Source: Nohlen et al.

Aftermath

Following the elections Ahmed Al-Sadoun was elected Speaker, defeating Jassem Al-Kharafi.


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ahmed Al-Sadoun	Independent	30	50.85
	Jassem Al-Kharafi	Independent	29	49.15
Total			59	100.00

Valid votes			59	98.33
Invalid/blank votes			1	1.67
Total votes			60	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			61	98.36

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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