February 2012 Kuwaiti general election
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Early general elections were held in
After the dissolution of parliament, a
Background
Emir
Campaign
While operating within the
Candidates
There were 344 candidates, including 24 women, who ran in five constituencies with ten seats each.[8]
Opinion polls
According to some polls,[
Results
Liberal bloc won 9 seats.[10] The opposition bloc won 34 out of 50 seats in the parliament.[10] The opposition bloc is a loose coalition of liberals, Islamists, secular nationalists, populists, tribes, and some Shiite Islamists. Sunni Islamists and tribes combined won 23 seats.[10]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shiite candidates | 23 | |||
Pro-government candidates | 14 | |||
Sunni candidates | 7 | |||
Other opposition candidates | 4 | |||
Independents | 2 | |||
Total | 50 | |||
Total votes | 238,308 | – | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 400,296 | 59.53 | ||
Source: IPU |
The biggest margin of victory in each constituency was led by:[11][12][13][14]
- Faisal al-Duwaisan with 14,094 votes.[which?]
- Jamaan al-Harbash (or Jama'an al-Hirbish) with 8,475 votes.[which?]
- Faisal al-Mislem al-Otaibi with 16,383 votes.
- Musallam al-Barrak.[which?]
- Falah al-Sawwagh.[which?]
Aftermath
Following the elections,
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ahmed Al-Sadoun | Popular Action Bloc | 38 | 59.38 | |
Mohammed Al-Sager | National Democratic Alliance | 26 | 40.62 | |
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
- ^ a b Sharaf, Nihal; Abubakar A. Ibrahim (2 February 2012). "New faces for opposition reset: Endemic disputes dull voter optimism". Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.. One hour before polls closed, 238308/400296=59.53 percent, rounds to 60 percent.
- ^ Kuwait court voids election and reinstates parliament BBC News, 20 June 2012
- ^ "Kuwaiti opposition demand "full parliamentary system"". Reuters. 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Kuwait emir dissolves parliament citing 'deteriorating conditions'". The National. Associated Press. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "Former MPs to challenge dissolution of Assembly". Kuwait Times. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "Amiri decree setting date for elections delayed". Arab Times. UK. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "Kuwait votes in polls hoping to end deadlock". English.alarabiya.net. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "7% women candidates for Kuwaiti parliament elections". WoMen Dialogue. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "Kuwait Election May Deepen Deadlock, Bolster Opposition". Bloomberg Business. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ a b c "Kuwait election: Islamist-led opposition makes gains". BBC News. 3 February 2012.
Liberals won nine seats, while women did not win any.
- ^ "Justice Al-Khudhair announces 1st constituency winners". Kuwait News Agency. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "Justice Al-Mutairat announces winners of parliamentary elections of 2ndconstituency". Kuwait News Agency. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "List of Winners". Kuwait Times. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "Ten candidates to represent 3rd constituency in National Assembly". Kuwait News Agency. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2012.