2009 Kuwaiti general election

Early general elections were held in Kuwait on 16 May 2009, the country's third within three years. Kuwait had voted on six occasions between 1991 and 2009. The turnout rate was 50%. The election was notable in that four women were elected for the first time since Kuwait gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1961.

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