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1981 Kuwaiti general election
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General elections were held in Kuwait on 23 February 1981.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p161 978-0-19924-958-9 A total of 447 candidates contested the election,Kuwait Inter-Parliamentary Union which saw pro-government candidates remain the largest bloc in Parliament. Voter turnout was 89.8%.Nohlen et al., p162
Results
Pro-government candidates 28 +7 Independents 8 +2 Sunni Islamist 7 +1 Shi'ite Islamist 4 –6 Secular opposition 3 –4 0 37689 41953 Nohlen et al.
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