1985 Kuwaiti general election
Parliamentary elections were held in Kuwait on 21 February 1985.[1] A total of 231 candidates contested the election,[2] which saw pro-government candidates remain the largest bloc in Parliament. Voter turnout was 85.1%.[3]
 |
|---|
| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Kuwait |
|
|
 Kuwait portal |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro-government candidates | 27 | –1 | ||
| Independents | 9 | +1 | ||
| Sunni Islamist | 7 | 0 | ||
| Secular opposition | 4 | +1 | ||
| Shi'ite Islamist | 3 | –1 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 255 | – | – | – |
| Total | 48,368 | 100 | 50 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al., IPU | ||||
References
- 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
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.