2022 Kuwaiti municipal elections
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10 of the 16 seats in the Municipal Council | ||
| Turnout | 22.32% | |
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Municipal elections were held in Kuwait on 21 May 2022 to elect 10 of the 16 members of the Municipal Council. Thirty-eight candidates including one woman ran in eight constituencies. The elections were held in 443 committees distributed over 76 schools.[1] The number of registered voters were 438,283.
Candidates
Any Kuwaiti-born citizen who is 30 years of age on election day, who is able to read and write in Arabic and has not been convicted of a felony or a crime involving breach of honor or trust is eligible to run for office. Registration of candidates took place between 14 and 23 April 2022.[2]
Forty candidates including one women, Zainab Al-Hasawi, registered in the ten constituencies. Two got immediate victory after running unopposed, an event occurring for the first in Kuwait’s electoral history.[3]
Results
No elections were held in the seventh and tenth constituencies due to having one applicant registering in the election, giving them automatic victory per local laws.[4]
Turnout in the 2022 election was 22.32%. Only three out of the ten members of 2018 Municipal Council, Hassan Kamal, Abdulaziz Al-Mehri and Fuhaid Al-Muwaizri, kept their seats. Resulting in a rate of change of 70%.[5] No women won in this election.
Elected members
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| First | Hassan Ali Kamal | 2,755 |
| Second | Abdullah Abdulaziz Al-Mehri | 4,331 |
| Third | Fahad Musaed Al-Abduljader | 2,510 |
| Fourth | Soud Abdulrahman Al-Kandari | 5,861 |
| Fifth | Nasser Mardhi Al-Jadaan | 4,331 |
| Sixth | Fuhaid Fahaad Al-Muwaizri | 5,235 |
| Seventh | Khaled Mufleh Al-Mutairi | Unopposed |
| Eighth | Abdullah Owaid Al-Enezi | 9,893 |
| Ninth | Nasser Hamaad Al-Kafeef | 13,401 |
| Tenth | Nassar Rajaan Al-Azmi | Unopposed |
| Source: KUNA [1] | ||
Aftermath
On May 31, the Cabinet of Kuwait approved the six appointed members which included four women. They are Muneera Al-Amir, Shareefa Al-Shalfan, Alyaa Al-Farsi, Farah Al-Ruomi, Ismael Behbehani and Abdulateef Al-Deei.[6] The first session took place on 8 June 2022. During the opening session, Abdulaziz Al-Mehri was elected as speaker of Municipal Council unopposed. Khaled Al-Mutairi was also elected unopposed as Deputy speaker.[7]
References
- ^ "Kuwait's 13th Municipal Council elections kicks off". Kuwait News Agency. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "كونا : (الداخلية): فتح باب الترشح لانتخابات المجلس البلدي اعتبارا من الغد وحتى 23 أبريل الجاري - الدفاع - 13/04/2022".
- ^ "في سابقة أولى.. المطيري والعازمي عضوين بالتزكية".
- ^ "Municipal Council elections come to a close". Kuwait News Agency. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "70 % تغيير في المجلس البلدي".
- ^ "مجلس الوزراء يعتمد أسماء أعضاء المجلس البلدي المعينين".
- ^ "المحري رئيساً لـ«البلدي» بالتزكية.. والمطيري نائباً".