{{Short description|Constituency in Kuwait}} {{Infobox constituency |name = Constituency One |type = Multi-member |constituency_link = |parl_name = National Assembly of Kuwait |map1 = |map_size = |image = |image_size = |map_entity = |map_year = |caption = |district = |region = |population = |electorate = 100,185 |towns = |future = |year = 2008 |abolished = |members = |seats = 10 |elects_howmany = |party = |local_council = |next = |previous = }}
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The Hawalli and Capital governates are divided between the first, second and third constituencies.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
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== Representatives of Constituency One == {| class="wikitable" |+Members of National Assembly !Year !Members |- |2022<ref>{{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}}</ref> | * Abdullah Jassim Al-Mudhaf * Adel Jassim Al-Damkhi * Ahmad Haji Lari * Hamad Mohammed Al-Madlej * Hassan Abdullah Jawhar * Issa Ahmad Al-Kanderi * Khaled Marzouq Al-Amera * Osama Issa Al-Shaheen * Osama Zaid Al-Zaid * Saleh Ashour |- |2023<ref>{{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}}</ref> | * 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 || align=right | بيان | |14|| 39,799 || Known for Bayan Palace |----- | Jabriya || align=right | الجابرية | |14 | |----- | Rumaithiya || align=right | الرميثية |1964 |12|| 41,787 || Has the largest number of Husainiya in Kuwait. |----- | Salam|| align="right" | سلام | | || 22,314 || |----- | Salwa || 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 || 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 || align=right | مشرف | |7|| 27,391 || |----- | Mubarak Al-Abdullah|| align="right" | مبارك العبدالله | |7|| |----- | Salmiya || align=right | السالمية |1960s |10|| 196,153 || Big commercial activities and a lot of malls. |----- | Shaab|| align="right" | الشعب | |8|| 10,084 || |----- | Shuhada || align=right | الشهداء | |5|| 15,258 || |----- | Al-Siddiq|| align="right" | الصديق | |7|| 26 || |----- | Ministries Area|| align="right" | منطقة الوزارات | |1|| |----- | Zahra || align=right | الزهراء | |8|| 23,792 || Has the second largest mall 360 Mall in Kuwait. |----- | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |'''Total population (2011)''' | | || '''672,910''' |}
==See also== * Constituencies of the National Assembly of Kuwait * Demographics of Kuwait
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