Constituencies of the National Assembly of Kuwait

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Kuwait is divided into five multi-member constituencies for the election of members to the unicameral National Assembly. These five electoral districts represent 112 residential areas distributed among the six governorates of Kuwait. [1] [2] Each constituency, regardless of population, directly elects 10 representatives to the National Assembly via plurality vote, for a total of 50 members. [3]

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Constituencies

ConstituencyElectorate
2022 [4]
Notes
First 100,185
Second 90,478
Third 138,364
Fourth 208,971includes governorates of Jahra and Farwaniya
Fifth 257,913includes governorates of Ahmadi and Mubarak Al-Kabeer

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    2. "كل ما تجب معرفته عن انتخابات مجلس الأمة الكويتي: 8 أسئلة وأجوبة" [All you need to know about the Kuwaiti National Assembly elections: 8 questions and answers]. The New Arab (in Arabic). 2 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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    4. 2022: Amending the road map (PDF). Kuwait: Ministry of Information (State of Kuwait). 2022.