Constituency One | |
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Multi-member constituency for the National Assembly of Kuwait | |
Electorate | 100,185 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2008 |
Seats | 10 |
The first 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 residential areas and has an electorate of 100,185. [1] The Hawalli and Capital governates are divided between the first, second and third constituencies. [2]
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Constitution |
Kuwaitportal |
Year | Members |
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2022 [3] |
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2023 [4] |
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