Kuwait's First Constituency

{{Short description|Constituency in 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

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|+Members of National Assembly

!Year

!Members

2022{{Cite news |date=30 September 2022 |title=Winners of the Kuwait National Assembly elections 2022 in the 1st constituency |work=Arab Times |url=https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/winners-of-the-kuwait-national-assembly-elections-2022-in-the-1st-constituency/ |access-date=29 June 2023}}

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2023{{Cite news |date=7 June 2023 |title=Kuwait election results – Winners and their bio |work=Arab Times |url=http://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/kuwait-election-results-winners-and-their-bio/ |access-date=29 June 2023}}

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  • Abdullah Jassim Al-Mudhaf
  • Adel Jassim Al-Damkhi
  • Ahmad Haji Lari
  • Dawood Suleiman Marafi
  • Hamad Mohammed Al-Madlej
  • Hassan Abdullah Jawhar
  • Issa Ahmad Al-Kanderi
  • Khaled Marzouq Al-Amera
  • Osama Issa Al-Shaheen
  • Osama Zaid Al-Zaid

Areas in Constituency One

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|+ Constituency-1

bgcolor="#98FB98" | English

! bgcolor="#98FB98" | Arabic

!Year established

!# of Blocks

! | Population (2011)

! | Notes/Landmarks

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| Bayan

align=right | بيان

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|14

39,799Known for Bayan Palace
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| Jabriya

align=right | الجابرية

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|14

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| Rumaithiya

align=right | الرميثية

|1964

|12

41,787Has the largest number of Husainiya in Kuwait.
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| Salam

align="right" | سلام

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22,314
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| Salwa

align=right | سلوى

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|12

80,283
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| Al- Bida'a

align="right" | البدع

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|1

Coastal area with many business with sea view.
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| Anjafa

align="right" | أنجفة

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|1

Coastal area with many business with sea view.
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| Hawalli

align=right | حولي

|1906

|11

128,549Notable for its huge commercial activities and dozens of malls.
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| Hitteen

align="right" | حطين

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|4

20,809
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| Mishrif

align=right | مشرف

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|7

27,391
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| Mubarak Al-Abdullah

align="right" | مبارك العبدالله

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|7

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| Salmiya

align=right | السالمية

|1960s

|10

196,153Big commercial activities and a lot of malls.
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| Shaab

align="right" | الشعب

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|8

10,084
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| Shuhada

align=right | الشهداء

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|5

15,258
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| Al-Siddiq

align="right" | الصديق

|

|7

26
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| Ministries Area

align="right" | منطقة الوزارات

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|1

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| Zahra

align=right | الزهراء

|

|8

23,792Has the second largest mall 360 Mall in Kuwait.
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |Total population (2011)

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672,910

See also

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