Constitutional Convention elections were held in
Kuwait
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–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
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An ex ...
, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p162 [
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Kuwait
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...
Constitutional Convention election
Elections in Kuwait
Non-partisan elections
Election and referendum articles with incomplete results
Kuwait
Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia and the geopolitical region known as the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of the Arabian Peninsula at the head of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to Iraq–Kuwait ...