Kuwait's Fifth Constituency

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Constituency Five
Multi-member constituency
for the National Assembly of Kuwait
Electorate257,913
Current constituency
Created2008
Seats10

The fifth constituency of Kuwait is a legislative constituency in Kuwait. Like the other four constituencies in Kuwait, it elects exactly 10 members to the National Assembly via plurality vote. As of 2022, it currently represents thirty-one residential areas and has an electorate of 257,913 (the largest). [1] The fifth constituency includes the Ahmadi and Mubarak Al-Kabeer governates. [2]

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Areas in Constituency Five

  1. Ahmadi
  2. Al-Maqwa
  3. Hadiya
  4. Fintas
  5. Mahboula
  6. Abu Halifa
  7. Sabah Al Salem
  8. Riqqa
  9. Sabahiya
  10. Dhahr
  11. Egaila
  12. Qurain
  13. Adan
  14. Al-Qusour
  15. Mubarak Al-Kabeer
  16. Fahad Al-Ahmad
  17. Jaber Al-Ali
  18. Fahaheel
  19. Mangaf
  20. Ali Sabah Al Salem
  21. Al Zour
  22. Wafra
  23. Abu Futaira
  24. Al-Masail
  25. Abu Al Hasaniya
  26. Sabah Al-Ahmad City
  27. Al Khiran Residential City.

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    1. 2022: Amending the road map (PDF). Kuwait: Ministry of Information (State of Kuwait). 2022.
    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.