Kuwait's First Constituency
{{Short description|Constituency in Kuwait}}
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|name = Constituency One
|type = Multi-member
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|parl_name = National Assembly of Kuwait
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The first constituency of Kuwait is a legislative constituency in Kuwait. Like the other four constituencies in Kuwait, it elects exactly 10 members to the National Assembly via plurality vote. As of 2022, it currently represents twenty residential areas and has an electorate of 100,185.{{Cite book |url=https://media.gov.kw/assets/img/Ommah22_Awareness/pdf/Internation_Press_Office/Amending%20the%20road%20map%20.pdf |title=2022: Amending the road map |publisher=Ministry of Information (State of Kuwait) |year=2022 |location=Kuwait |language=English}} The Hawalli and Capital governates are divided between the first, second and third constituencies.{{Cite news |date=2 June 2023 |title=كل ما تجب معرفته عن انتخابات مجلس الأمة الكويتي: 8 أسئلة وأجوبة |language=Arabic |trans-title=All you need to know about the Kuwaiti National Assembly elections: 8 questions and answers |work=The New Arab |url=https://www.alaraby.co.uk/politics/%D9%83%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%84%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A-8-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%A6%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A3%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A9 |access-date=28 June 2023}}
{{Politics of Kuwait}}
Representatives of Constituency One
Areas in Constituency One
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bgcolor="#98FB98" | English
! bgcolor="#98FB98" | Arabic !Year established !# of Blocks ! | Population (2011) ! | Notes/Landmarks | |||
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| Bayan | align=right | بيان
| |14 | 39,799 | Known for Bayan Palace |
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| Jabriya | align=right | الجابرية
| |14 | | ||
---- | align=right | الرميثية
|1964 |12 | 41,787 | Has the largest number of Husainiya in Kuwait. |
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| Salam | align="right" | سلام
| | | 22,314 | |
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| Salwa | align=right | سلوى
| |12 | 80,283 | |
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| Al- Bida'a | align="right" | البدع
| |1 | Coastal area with many business with sea view. | |
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| Anjafa | align="right" | أنجفة
| |1 | Coastal area with many business with sea view. | |
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| Hawalli | align=right | حولي
|1906 |11 | 128,549 | Notable for its huge commercial activities and dozens of malls. |
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| Hitteen | align="right" | حطين
| |4 | 20,809 | |
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| Mishrif | align=right | مشرف
| |7 | 27,391 | |
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| Mubarak Al-Abdullah | align="right" | مبارك العبدالله
| |7 | ||
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| Salmiya | align=right | السالمية
|1960s |10 | 196,153 | Big commercial activities and a lot of malls. |
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| Shaab | align="right" | الشعب
| |8 | 10,084 | |
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| Shuhada | align=right | الشهداء
| |5 | 15,258 | |
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| Al-Siddiq | align="right" | الصديق
| |7 | 26 | |
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| Ministries Area | align="right" | منطقة الوزارات
| |1 | ||
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| Zahra | align=right | الزهراء
| |8 | 23,792 | Has the second largest mall 360 Mall in Kuwait. |
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Total population (2011) | | | 672,910 |
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