1999 Kuwaiti general election

General election in Kuwait General elections were held in Kuwait on 4 July 1999.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p161 978-0-19924-958-9 A total of 288 candidates contested the election,Kuwait Inter-Parliamentary Union which saw pro-government candidates and secular opposition candidates emerge as the two largest blocs in Parliament. Voter turnout was 83%.Nohlen et al., p162 Results Pro-government candidates 14 –5 Secular opposition 14 +10 Sunni candidates 10 –6 Independents 6 0 Shi'ite candidates 6 +1 0 93996 112882 Nohlen et al. Aftermath Jassem Al-Kharafi unseated Ahmed Al-Sadoun as Speaker after the election. Jassem Al-Kharafi Independent 37 Ahmed Al-Sadoun Independent 27 1 65 References Kuwait Election Category:Elections in Kuwait Category:Non-partisan elections Category:July 1999 in Asia