Member State of the Arab League General elections were held in Kuwait on 29 June 2006.
[2] Following electoral reforms in May 2005, suffrage was extended to women and all Kuwaiti citizens 21 or older were allowed to vote, except for members of the armed forces.
[4] Pro-reform candidates were estimated to have won 33 seats, an increase of four from the 2003 elections.
[1] In late July 2006, an electoral reform law was approved, cutting the number of voting constituencies from 25 to five.
[2] Although no women were elected to the National Assembly, one woman was appointed to the 16-member cabinet headed by Prime Minister Nasser Al-Sabah.