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General elections were held in Kuwait on 21 February 1985. A total of 231 candidates contested the election, which saw pro-government candidates remain the largest bloc in Parliament. Voter turnout was 85.1%.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Pro-government candidates27–1
Independents9+1
Sunni Islamist70
Secular opposition4+1
Shi'ite Islamist3–1
Total500
Total votes48,368
Registered voters/turnout56,84885.08
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p161 ISBN 978-0-19924-958-9
  2. Kuwait Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. Nohlen et al., p162
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