General elections were held in Kuwait on 5 December 2020.[1][2][3] Two-thirds of the incumbents lost their seats, including the 2016 parliament's sole woman MP Safa Al Hashem.[4]
Registration of candidates contesting for the 50 seats of the National Assembly took place between 26 October and 4 November 2020.[5][6] 102 schools were used for the 2020 National Assembly elections on December 5.[7] Each school had a clinic set up to check on the health condition of all those entering.[8]
Electoral systemedit
The 50 elected members of the National Assembly are elected from five 10-seat constituencies by single non-transferable vote.[9] Political parties are not officially licensed, therefore candidates run as individuals, although many political groups operate freely as de facto political parties.[10] All Kuwaiti citizens (both male and female) above the age of 21 have the right to vote. Expatriate workers, who constituted 70% of the population, were not enfranchised.
Resultsedit
Overall, opposition candidates won 24 seats, up from 16 in the previous parliament. The election was seen as a victory for the anti-government opposition bloc. Thirty of the elected candidates were under the age of 45; whilst there were 29 female candidates, none were elected, leaving the parliament without a female MP for the first time since the year 2012.[10] There was a total of 567,694 registered voters, of which 394,131 cast a valid vote.[11]
Following the elections, a new Speaker of the National Assembly was elected on 15 December. Incumbent Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim was re-elected with 33 votes, defeating Bader Nasser Al-Humaidi, who received 28. Four members did not vote.
Parliament unanimously approved a motion of noncooperation, meaning the cabinet must be replaced.[12]
Referencesedit
^@CGCKuwait (October 19, 2020). "وافق مجلس الوزراء على مشروع مرسوم بدعوة الناخبين لانتخابات مجلس الأمة للفصل التشريعي السادس عشر وذلك يوم السبت الموافق ٥ ديسمبر ٢٠٢٠" (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
^"Decree sets Dec 5 general elections". Arab Times. 19 October 2020.
^"Kuwait sets parliamentary elections for December 5". Kuwait Times. 19 October 2020.
^"Kuwait election sees two-thirds of parliament lose seats". yahoo.com. AP. 5 December 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^@CGCKuwait (October 24, 2020). "يفتح باب الترشيح لانتخاب أعضاء مجلس الأمة اعتباراً من صباح يوم الاثنين الموافق 26/10/2020 ويستمر حتى نهاية الدوام الرسمي ليوم الاربعاء الموافق 4/11/2020 #CGCKuwait" (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
^"Registration for Assembly polls opens on Oct 26". Kuwait Times. 24 October 2020.
^"102 Schools for 2020 Polls". Arab Times. 21 October 2020.
^"Kuwait PM: Health precautions must be respected at electoral locations". Kuwait News Agency KUNA. 25 October 2020.
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General elections were held in Kuwait on 5 December 2020 1 2 3 Two thirds of the incumbents lost their seats including the 2016 parliament s sole woman MP Safa Al Hashem 4 2020 Kuwaiti general election 2016 5 December 2020 2022 50 of the 65 seats in the National AssemblyTurnout69 4 4 2pp Contents 1 Background 2 Electoral system 3 Results 4 Aftermath 5 ReferencesBackground editRegistration of candidates contesting for the 50 seats of the National Assembly took place between 26 October and 4 November 2020 5 6 102 schools were used for the 2020 National Assembly elections on December 5 7 Each school had a clinic set up to check on the health condition of all those entering 8 Electoral system editThe 50 elected members of the National Assembly are elected from five 10 seat constituencies by single non transferable vote 9 Political parties are not officially licensed therefore candidates run as individuals although many political groups operate freely as de facto political parties 10 All Kuwaiti citizens both male and female above the age of 21 have the right to vote Expatriate workers who constituted 70 of the population were not enfranchised Results editOverall opposition candidates won 24 seats up from 16 in the previous parliament The election was seen as a victory for the anti government opposition bloc Thirty of the elected candidates were under the age of 45 whilst there were 29 female candidates none were elected leaving the parliament without a female MP for the first time since the year 2012 10 There was a total of 567 694 registered voters of which 394 131 cast a valid vote 11 Constituency Candidate Votes NotesFirst Constituency Hassan Abdullah Johar 5 849 ElectedYusuf Fahad Al Ghurayyeb 5 064 ElectedAhmad Khalifa Al Shuhoomi 4 129 ElectedHamad Ahmad Rouhuddine 3 783 ElectedEssa Ahmad Al Kandari 3 398 ElectedAli Abdulrasoul Al Qattan 3 320 ElectedAdnan Abdulsamad Zahed 3 052 ElectedAbdullah Mohammad Al Turaiji 2 472 ElectedAbdullah Jassem Al Mudhaf 3 437 ElectedOsama Essa Al Shaheen 2 167 ElectedSecond Constituency Marzouq Ali Al Ghanim 5 179 ElectedMohammad Barrak Al Mutair 3 456 ElectedKhalil Ibrahim Al Saleh 3 117 ElectedHammad Mohammad Al Matar 2 903 ElectedSalman Khaled Al Azmi 2 866 ElectedKhaled Ayed Al Enezi 2 565 ElectedBader Nasser Al Humaidi 2 534 ElectedBader Hamed Al Mulla 2 483 ElectedHamad Saif Al Harshani 2 208 ElectedAhmad Mohammad Al Hamad 2 195 ElectedThird Constituency Abdulkareem Abdullah Al Kandari 5 585 ElectedOsama Ahmad Al Munawer 3 858 ElectedMuhannad Talal Al Sayer 3 565 ElectedHesham Abdulsamad Al Saleh 3 345 ElectedAbdulaziz Tareq Al Saqabi 3 340 ElectedYusuf Saleh Al Fadhalah 2 992 ElectedMubarak Zaid Al Mutairi 2 982 ElectedSaadoun Hammad Al Otaibi 2 979 ElectedFares Saad Al Otaibi 2 942 ElectedMuhalhal Khaled Al Mudhaf 2 904 ElectedFourth Constituency Shuaib Shabbab Al Muwaizri 6 200 ElectedFayez Ghannam Al Mutairi 5 774 ElectedMusa ad Abdulrahman Al Mutairi 5 750 ElectedMohammad Obaid Al Rajhi 5 198 ElectedSaud Saad Al Mutairi 5 100 ElectedThamer Saad Al Dhefeeri 4 935 ElectedMarzouq Khalifa Al Khalifa 4 760 ElectedFarz Mohammad Al Daihani 4 701 ElectedSaad Ali Al Rashidi 4 520 ElectedMubarak Haif Al Hajraf 4 422 ElectedFifth Constituency Hamdan Salem Al Azmi 8 387 ElectedBader Zayed Al Azmi 8 371 ElectedMubarak Abdullah Al Ajmi 6 801 ElectedAl Saifi Mubarak Al Ajmi 6 294 ElectedKhaled Mohammad Al Otaibi 5 387 ElectedHumoud Mebrek Al Azmi 5 347 ElectedSaleh Theyab Al Mutairi 5 113 ElectedNasser Saad Al Doseri 4 750 ElectedMohammad Hadi Al Huweila 4 720 ElectedAhmad Abdullah Al Azmi 4 651 ElectedSource KUNA 1 2 3 4 5 Aftermath editFollowing the elections a new Speaker of the National Assembly was elected on 15 December Incumbent Speaker Marzouq Al Ghanim was re elected with 33 votes defeating Bader Nasser Al Humaidi who received 28 Four members did not vote CandidatePartyVotes Marzouq Al GhanimIndependent3354 10Bader Al HumaidiIndependent2845 90Total61100 00Valid votes6195 31Invalid blank votes34 69Total votes64100 00Registered voters turnout6598 46Parliament unanimously approved a motion of noncooperation meaning the cabinet must be replaced 12 References edit CGCKuwait October 19 2020 وافق مجلس الوزراء على مشروع مرسوم بدعوة الناخبين لانتخابات مجلس الأمة للفصل التشريعي السادس عشر وذلك يوم السبت الموافق ٥ ديسمبر ٢٠٢٠ Tweet in Arabic via Twitter Decree sets Dec 5 general elections Arab Times 19 October 2020 Kuwait sets parliamentary elections for December 5 Kuwait Times 19 October 2020 Kuwait election sees two thirds of parliament lose seats yahoo com AP 5 December 2020 Retrieved December 6 2020 CGCKuwait October 24 2020 يفتح باب الترشيح لانتخاب أعضاء مجلس الأمة اعتبارا من صباح يوم الاثنين الموافق 26 10 2020 ويستمر حتى نهاية الدوام الرسمي ليوم الاربعاء الموافق 4 11 2020 CGCKuwait Tweet in Arabic via Twitter Registration for Assembly polls opens on Oct 26 Kuwait Times 24 October 2020 102 Schools for 2020 Polls Arab Times 21 October 2020 Kuwait PM Health precautions must be respected at electoral locations Kuwait News Agency KUNA 25 October 2020 Electoral system Inter Parliamentary Union a b Kuwait polls Opposition makes gains gov t resignation accepted www aljazeera com Retrieved 2020 12 21 Emirate of Kuwait Legislative elections of 5 December 2020 Psephos Kuwait s minority government bows out after a month The Jerusalem Post Jpost com nbsp This Kuwait related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 Kuwaiti general election amp oldid 1165314308, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
