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 governorates. [2]

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Areas in Constituency Five

Constituency-5
EnglishArabicPopulation (2011)Notes/Landmarks
Abu Al Hasaniyaأبو الحصانية1,682
Abu Ftaira أبو فطيرة57
Al-Adan العدان48,095
Al Qurain القرين33,616
Al-Qusour القصور38,606
Al-Fnaitees الفنيطيس578
Messila المسيلة1,022
Al-Masayelالمسايل
Mubarak Al-Kabeer مبارك الكبير48,196Governorate seat.
Sabah Al-Salem صباح السالم83,437
Subhan Industrialصبحان2,903
Wistaوسطي570
West Abu Ftaira Herafiyaغرب ابو فطيرة حرفية
Abu Halifa أبو حليفة29,870
Mina Abdullaميناء عبد الله24,415
Ahmadi الأحمدي21,469Governorate seat.
Ali Sabah Al-Salemعلي صباح السالم42,173
Egailaالعقيلة13,579
Bar Al-Ahmadiبر الأحمدي723Desert area of Al Ahmadi.
Bnaiderبنيدر
Dhaherالظهر33,197
Fahaheel الفحيحيل54,157
Fahad Al-Ahmadفهد الأحمد17,096
Hadiyaهدية17,990
Jaber Al-Aliجابر العلي38,868
Al-Julaia'aالجليعة
Khairanالخيران1,895
Mahboula المهبولة77,988
Mangaf المنقف73,378
Magwaالمقوع32
Wafra Residentialوفرة السكنية2,488
Al-Nuwaiseebالنويصيب537
Riqqa الرقة36,058
Sabah Al Ahmadصباح الاحمد
Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City مدينة صباح الأحمد البحرية
Sabahiyaالصباحية56,640
Shuaiba Industrialالشعيبة26
South Sabahiyaجنوب الصباحية73
Wafra الوفرة7,856
Zoorالزور2,230
Fintas الفنطاس
Al Shadadiya Industrialالشدادية الصناعية

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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.