Kuwaiti general election, 2016

Kuwait
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Early general elections were held in Kuwait on 26 November 2016. They follow the dissolution of the parliament elected in 2013 by Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in October 2016.^[1] Under the constitution, elections must be held within two months.^[2] Opposition candidates won 24 of the 50 seats in the National Assembly.^[3]

Electoral system

The 50 elected members of the National Assembly were elected from five 10-seat constituencies by single non-transferable vote.^[4]

Results

Opposition Salafist and the Muslim Brotherhood candidates won around half of the 24 seats won by the opposition, whilst the Shia minority was reduced to six seats from nine. One woman was elected, with only around 20 of the 42 MPs seeking re-election retaining their seats.^[5]

References

Elections in Kuwait
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* Constitutional Convention