General elections were held in Kuwait on 23 October 1996.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p161 A total of 230 candidates contested the election,Kuwait Inter-Parliamentary Union which saw pro-government candidates win the largest number of seats. Voter turnout was 83%.Nohlen et al., p162
The elections restricted suffrage to males.
Results
Aftermath Following the elections Ahmed Al-Sadoun was elected Speaker, defeating Jassem Al-Kharafi.
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