1961 Kuwaiti Constitutional Convention election

Constitutional Convention elections were held in Kuwait on 30 December 1961, having originally been planned for 1 November."The Reluctant Arab Force: Slow Progress On Plan For Kuwait" The Times, 29 August 1961, p6, Issue 55172 Voters elected a body responsible for drawing up a constitution. Around 40,000 men were eligible to vote,"Kuwait Holds Its First Election", The Times, 30 December 1961, p12, Issue 55276 with turnout of registered voters at 90%.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p162 0-19-924958-X A total of 74 candidates stood for the 20 elected seats. Results Merchants 10 Liberals 5 Tribal candidates 3 Shi'ite candidates 2 Nominated members 11 10159 11288 Nohlen et al. References Kuwait Constitutional Convention election Category:Elections in Kuwait Category:Non-partisan elections Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Kuwait