Constitutional Convention elections were held in Kuwait on 30 December 1961, having originally been planned for 1 November."The Reluctant Arab Force: Slow Progress On Plan For Kuwait" The Times, 29 August 1961, p6, Issue 55172 Voters elected a body responsible for drawing up a constitution. Around 40,000 men were eligible to vote,"Kuwait Holds Its First Election", The Times, 30 December 1961, p12, Issue 55276 with turnout of registered voters at 90%.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p162 A total of 74 candidates stood for the 20 elected seats.
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