# Kuwait's First Constituency
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{{Short description|Constituency in Kuwait}}
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The '''first constituency of Kuwait''' is a legislative constituency in [Kuwait](/source/Kuwait). Like the other four [constituencies in Kuwait](/source/Constituencies_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Kuwait), it elects exactly 10 members to the National Assembly via [plurality vote](/source/Plurality_voting). 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](/source/Hawalli_Governorate) and [Capital governates](/source/Capital_Governorate_(Kuwait)) are divided between the first, [second](/source/Kuwait's_Second_District) and [third](/source/Kuwait's_Third_District) 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](/source/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 ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+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](/source/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}}]
|
* Abdullah Jassim Al-Mudhaf
* Adel Jassim Al-Damkhi
* [Ahmad Haji Lari](/source/Ahmed_Lari)
* [Hamad Mohammed Al-Madlej](/source/Hamad_Al-Midlij)
* [Hassan Abdullah Jawhar](/source/Hassan_Jawhar)
* [Issa Ahmad Al-Kanderi](/source/Essa_Al-Kandari)
* Khaled Marzouq Al-Amera
* Osama Issa Al-Shaheen
* Osama Zaid Al-Zaid
* [Saleh Ashour](/source/Saleh_Ashour)
|-
|2023[{{Cite news |date=7 June 2023 |title=Kuwait election results – Winners and their bio |work=[Arab Times](/source/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 ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"
|+ '''Constituency-1'''
|-
! bgcolor="#98FB98" | English
! bgcolor="#98FB98" | Arabic
!Year established
!# of Blocks
! | Population (2011)
! | Notes/Landmarks
|-----
| [Bayan](/source/Bayan%2C_Kuwait) || align=right | بيان
|
|14|| 39,799 || Known for [Bayan Palace](/source/Bayan_Palace)
|-----
| [Jabriya](/source/Jabriya) || align=right | الجابرية
|
|14
|
|-----
| [Rumaithiya](/source/Rumaithiya) || align=right | الرميثية
|1964
|12|| 41,787 || Has the largest number of [Husainiya](/source/Husainiya) in Kuwait.
|-----
| Salam|| align="right" | سلام
|
| || 22,314 ||
|-----
| [Salwa](/source/Salwa%2C_Kuwait) || align=right | سلوى
|
|12|| 80,283 ||
|-----
| Al- Bida'a|| align="right" | البدع
|
|1|| || Coastal area with many business with sea view.
|-----
| Anjafa|| align="right" | أنجفة
|
|1|| || Coastal area with many business with sea view.
|-----
| [Hawalli](/source/Hawally) || align=right | حولي
|1906
|11|| 128,549 || Notable for its huge commercial activities and dozens of malls.
|-----
| Hitteen|| align="right" | حطين
|
|4|| 20,809||
|-----
| [Mishrif](/source/Mishrif) || align=right | مشرف
|
|7|| 27,391 ||
|-----
| Mubarak Al-Abdullah|| align="right" | مبارك العبدالله
|
|7||
|-----
| [Salmiya](/source/Salmiya) || align=right | السالمية
|1960s
|10|| 196,153 || Big commercial activities and a lot of malls.
|-----
| Shaab|| align="right" | الشعب
|
|8|| 10,084 ||
|-----
| [Shuhada](/source/Shuhada%2C_Kuwait) || align=right | الشهداء
|
|5|| 15,258 ||
|-----
| Al-Siddiq|| align="right" | الصديق
|
|7|| 26 ||
|-----
| Ministries Area|| align="right" | منطقة الوزارات
|
|1||
|-----
| [Zahra](/source/Al_Zahra_(Kuwait)) || align=right | الزهراء
|
|8|| 23,792 || Has the second largest mall [360 Mall](/source/360_Mall) in Kuwait.
|-----
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |'''Total population (2011)'''
|
|
|| '''672,910'''
|}
==See also==
* [Constituencies of the National Assembly of Kuwait](/source/Constituencies_of_the_National_Assembly_of_Kuwait)
* [Demographics of Kuwait](/source/Demographics_of_Kuwait)
==References==
===Notes===
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===Citations===
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Category:Electoral districts of Kuwait
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