General elections were held in Kuwait on 4 July 1999.[1] A total of 288 candidates contested the election,[2] which saw pro-government candidates and secular opposition candidates emerge as the two largest blocs in Parliament. Voter turnout was 83%.[3]
Results edit
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-government candidates | 14 | –5 | |||
| Secular opposition | 14 | +10 | |||
| Sunni candidates | 10 | –6 | |||
| Independents | 6 | 0 | |||
| Shi'ite candidates | 6 | +1 | |||
| Total | 50 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 93,996 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 112,882 | 83.27 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
Aftermath edit
Jassem Al-Kharafi unseated Ahmed Al-Sadoun as Speaker after the election.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jassem Al-Kharafi | Independent | 37 | 57.81 | |
| Ahmed Al-Sadoun | Independent | 27 | 42.19 | |
| Total | 64 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 64 | 98.46 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1 | 1.54 | ||
| Total votes | 65 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 65 | 100.00 | ||
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p161 ISBN 978-0-19924-958-9
- ^ Kuwait Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ Nohlen et al., p162