1975 Kuwaiti general election

General elections were held in Kuwait on 27 January 1975. ^[1] Around 260 candidates contested the election, ^[2] which saw pro-government candidates remain the largest bloc in Parliament. Voter turnout was 60.1%. ^[3]

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

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p161 ISBN   978-0-19924-958-9
2. Kuwait Inter-Parliamentary Union
3. Nohlen et al., p162