1975 Kuwaiti general election

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General elections were held in Kuwait on 27 January 1975. Around 260 candidates contested the election, which saw pro-government candidates remain the largest bloc in Parliament. Voter turnout was 60.1%.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Pro-government candidates			21	+1
	Shi'ite candidates			10	+4
	Secular opposition			7	+3
	Independents			6	–7
	Sunni candidates			6	0
Total				50	0

Total votes		31,848	–
Registered voters/turnout		52,993	60.10
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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