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
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
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
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