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| Turnout | 65.2% ( 13.3pp) | |
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Early general elections were held in Kuwait on 26 November 2016. They follow the dissolution of the parliament elected in 2013 by Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in October 2016. [1] Under the constitution, elections must be held within two months. [2] Opposition candidates won 24 of the 50 seats in the National Assembly. [3] Voter turnout was around 70 percent. [3]
The 50 elected members of the National Assembly were elected from five 10-seat constituencies by single non-transferable vote. [4]
Opposition Islamist candidates (Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi) won around half of the 24 seats won by the opposition, whilst the Shia minority was reduced to six seats from ten seats. [5] [6] One woman was elected, with only around 20 of the 42 MPs seeking re-election retaining their seats. [7] Members of Kuwait's largest tribes together won just seven seats in the election, down from fifteen. [8]
Following the elections, a new Speaker of the National Assembly was elected on 11 December. Marzouq Al-Ghanim was elected with 48 votes, defeating Abdullah Al-Roumi (9 votes) and Shuaib Al-Muwaizri (8 votes).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Marzouq Al-Ghanim | Independent | 48 | 73.85 | |
| Abdullah Al-Roumi | Independent | 9 | 13.85 | |
| Shuaib Al-Muwaizri | Independent | 8 | 12.31 | |
| Total | 65 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 65 | 100.00 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 65 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 65 | 100.00 | ||
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