Kuwait's Fourth Constituency

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Constituency Four
Multi-member constituency
for the National Assembly of Kuwait
Electorate208,971
Current constituency
Created2008
Seats10

The fourth 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 twenty-seven residential areas and has an electorate of 208,971. [1] The fourth constituency includes the Jahra and Farwaniya governates. [2]

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Areas in Constituency Four

  1. Farwaniya
  2. Firdous
  3. Omairiya
  4. Rabiya
  5. Riggae
  6. Andalus
  7. Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh
  8. Sabah Al-Nasser
  9. Shidadiya
  10. Saheed Al-Awazem
  11. Rehab
  12. Othailiya
  13. Ardiya
  14. Ishbilya
  15. Abdullah Al-Mubarak
  16. Al-Jahra Al-Jadid
  17. Sulaibiya
  18. Sa`ad Al Abdullah
  19. Jahra
  20. West Abdullah Al Mubarak
  21. South Abdullah Al Mubarak
  22. Oyoun
  23. Naeem
  24. Nasseem
  25. Qasr
  26. Taima
  27. Waha

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References

Notes

    Citations

    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.