December 2012 Kuwaiti general election

Early general elections were held in Kuwait on 1 December 2012 after early elections in February 2012 were declared invalid.

December 2012 Kuwaiti general election

1 December 2012

50 of the 65 seats in the National Assembly
Turnout39.6% ( 19.9pp)

In the elections, Shi'as won 17 out of 50 seats in the National Assembly, an increase from the seven won in the February elections. Sunni Islamists were reduced to a minority. Three women also entered the Parliament compared to men-only from the February election, but their number decreased compared to the 2009 election.

Turnout was officially reported to be 43%, the lowest in the Kuwaiti electoral history.

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