1981 Kuwaiti general election

General elections were held in Kuwait on 23 February 1981.[1] A total of 447 candidates contested the election,[2] which saw pro-government candidates remain the largest bloc in Parliament. Voter turnout was 89.8%.[3]

  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