Kuwait's First Constituency

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Constituency One
Multi-member constituency
for the National Assembly of Kuwait
Electorate100,185
Current constituency
Created2008
Seats10

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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Representatives of Constituency One

Members of National Assembly
YearMembers
2022 [3]
2023 [4]
  • Abdullah Jassim Al-Mudhaf
  • Adel Jassim Al-Damkhi
  • Ahmad Haji Lari
  • Dawood Suleiman Marafi
  • Hamad Mohammed Al-Madlej
  • Hassan Abdullah Jawhar
  • Issa Ahmad Al-Kanderi
  • Khaled Marzouq Al-Amera
  • Osama Issa Al-Shaheen
  • Osama Zaid Al-Zaid

Areas in Constituency One

  1. Sharq
  2. Dasma
  3. Mutaba
  4. Dasman
  5. Bneid Al Gar
  6. Daʿiya
  7. Sha'ab
  8. Failaka and other islands
  9. Hawally
  10. Nugra
  11. Maidan Hawalli
  12. Bayān
  13. Mishref
  14. Salmiya
  15. Bida'a
  16. Ra'as
  17. Salwa
  18. Rumaithiya
  19. Mubarak Abdullah Al-Jaber
  20. Anjafa

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    Citations

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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.
    3. "Winners of the Kuwait National Assembly elections 2022 in the 1st constituency". Arab Times . 30 September 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
    4. "Kuwait election results – Winners and their bio". Arab Times . 7 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.