// Workers AI · dad joke modeDid the 1963 Kuwaiti general election vote go well? It was a ballot to success.
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 Kuwait portal |
General elections were held in Kuwait on 23 January 1963.[1] A total of 205 candidates contested the 50 seats, with pro-government candidates emerging as the largest bloc. Voter turnout was 85.0%.[2]
Results
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Pro-government candidates | 19 | |||
| Independents | 16 | |||
| Secular opposition | 8 | |||
| Shi'ite candidates | 6 | |||
| Sunni candidates | 1 | |||
| Total | 50 | |||
| Total votes | 14,355 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 16,889 | 85.00 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p161 ISBN 978-0-19924-958-9
- ↑ Nohlen et al., p162
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