1961 Kuwaiti Constitutional Convention election

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Constitutional Convention elections were held in Kuwait on 30 December 1961, [1] having originally been planned for 1 November. [2] Voters elected a body responsible for drawing up a constitution. [2] Around 40,000 men were eligible to vote, [1] with turnout of registered voters at 90%. [3] A total of 74 candidates stood for the 20 elected seats. [1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Merchants10
Liberals5
Tribal candidates3
Shi'ite candidates2
Nominated members11
Total31
Total votes10,159–
Registered voters/turnout11,28890.00
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kuwait Holds Its First Election", The Times, 30 December 1961, p12, Issue 55276
  2. 1 2 "The Reluctant Arab Force: Slow Progress On Plan For Kuwait" The Times, 29 August 1961, p6, Issue 55172
  3. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p162 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
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