2016 Kuwaiti general election

Early general elections were held in Kuwait on 26 November 2016. They follow the dissolution of the parliament elected in 2013 by Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in October 2016.[1] Under the constitution, elections must be held within two months.[2] Opposition candidates won 24 of the 50 seats in the National Assembly.[3] Voter turnout was around 70 percent.[3]

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Electoral system

The 50 elected members of the National Assembly were elected from five 10-seat constituencies by single non-transferable vote.[4]

Results

Opposition Islamist candidates (Muslim Brotherhood and Salafi) won around half of the 24 seats won by the opposition, whilst the Shia minority was reduced to six seats from ten seats.[5][6] One woman was elected, with only around 20 of the 42 MPs seeking re-election retaining their seats.[7] Although large tribes tend to fare well in Kuwaiti elections, the 2016 elections saw small tribes asserting themselves for the first time. Members of three of Kuwait's largest tribes – Ajman, Matran, and Awazem – together won just seven seats in the election, down from fifteen.[8]

Constituency Candidate Votes Notes
First ConstituencyAdnan Zahid Abdulsamad4,287Elected
Essa Ahmad Al-Kanderi4,077Elected
Mohammad Mirwi Al-Hadiyah3,016Elected
Adel Jassem Al-Damkhi2,758Elected
Abdullah Al-Roumi2,731Elected
Saleh Ashour2,541Elected
Mubarak Salem Al-Harees2,444Elected
Osama Essa Al-Shaheen2,270Elected
Khaled Hussein Al-Shatti2,166Elected
Salah Abduredha Khourshid2,131Elected
Second ConstituencyMarzouq Al-Ghanim4,119Elected
Riyadh Ahmad Al-Adsani3,578Elected
Khalil Ibrahim Al-Saleh2,914Elected
Jamaan Thaher Al-Herbish2,432Elected
Hamad Seif Al-Harshani2,341Elected
Mohammed Al-Mutair2,172Elected
Khalaf Dumaitheer Al-Enizi1,942Elected
Rakan Al-Nisf1,888Elected
Oudah Oudah Al-Ruwaiee1,772Elected
Omar Al-Tabtabaee1,755Elected
Third ConstituencyAbdulwahab Al-Babtain3,730Elected
Sadoon Al-Otaibi3,444Elected
Youssef Saleh Al-Fedhalah3,399Elected
Abdulkarim Al-Kanderi3,325Elected
Safaa Abdurrahman Al-Hashim3,273Elected
Mohammad Hussein Al-Dalaal2,533Elected
Waleed Al-Tabtabaie2,504Elected
Khalil Abdullah Abul2,443Elected
Mohammad Nasser Al-Jabri2,219Elected
Ahmad Nabil Al-Fadhel2,124Elected
Fourth ConstituencyThamer Saad Al-Thifeeri5,601Elected
Mubarak Haif Al-Hajraf4,621Elected
Mohammed Hayef AlـMutairi4,506Elected
Saad Ali Al-Rusheedi3,811Elected
Abdullah Fahad Al-Enizi3,545Elected
Shueib Shabab Al-Muweizri3,528Elected
Ali Salem Al-Deqbasi3,379Elected
Askar Auwayed Al-Enizi2,972Elected
Saud Mohammad Al-Shuwaier2,897Elected
Marzouq Khalifa Al-Khalifa2,874Elected
Fifth ConstituencyHumoud Abdullah Al-Khudeir5,072Elected
Hamdan Salem Al-Azmi5,038Elected
Al-Humaidi Bader Al-Subaiee4,660Elected
Talal Saad Al-Jalaal4,299Elected
Faisal Mohammad Al-Kanderi4,114Elected
Khaled Mohammad Al-Otaibi3,998Elected
Majed Musaaed Al-Mutairi3,821Elected
Nayef Abdulaziz Al-Ajmi3,769Elected
Nasser Saad Al-Doussari3,296Elected
Mohammad Hadi Al-Huweila2,851Elected
Source: KUNA (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Aftermath

Following the elections, a new Speaker of the National Assembly was elected on 11 December. Marzouq Al-Ghanim was elected with 48 votes, defeating Abdullah Al-Roumi (9 votes) and Shueib Al-Muweizri (8 votes).

References
  1. Kuwait emir dissolves parliament over fuel price row BBC News, 16 October 2016
  2. Stage set for snap elections after Assembly dissolved – Amir cites ‘security challenges’ in dissolution decree Kuwait Times, 16 October 2016
  3. Kuwait poll: Opposition wins nearly half of parliament Al Jazeera, 27 November 2016
  4. Electoral system Inter-Parliamentary Union
  5. "The Danger to Kuwait is Authoritarianism". The Shia currently hold 10 out of 50 seats in the National Assembly and have generally served as a bulwark against the opposition since 2008.
  6. Sectarianism and authoritarianism in Kuwait Washington Times
  7. Strong showing by opposition, outgoing Assembly punished Kuwait Times, 27 November 2016
  8. After big election win, what’s next for Kuwait’s opposition? Courtney Freer, Journal of Middle Eastern Politics and Policy, 8 December 2016
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