General elections were held in Kuwait on 23 January 1963.[1] A total of 205 candidates contested the 50 seats, with pro-government candidates emerging as the largest bloc. Voter turnout was 85.0%.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Pro-government candidates19
Independents16
Secular opposition8
Shi'ite candidates6
Sunni candidates1
Total50
Total votes14,355–
Registered voters/turnout16,88985.00
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p161 ISBN 978-0-19924-958-9
  2. ↑ Nohlen et al., p162
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