Kuwaiti Shiites, who form around 30 percent of Kuwait's native population of 1.2 million, held seven seats in the previous scrapped parliament and nine MPs in the 2009 assembly.
All five candidates fielded by the National Islamic Alliance, the largest Shiite political group, won their seats, also the group's biggest win.
Shiites have defied calls by the Kuwaiti opposition to boycott the election and voted in large numbers.
Official results of the Kuwaiti election are expected within hours.
The opposition said that voter turnout was only 26.7 percent, the lowest turnout at any Kuwaiti parliamentary elections.
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All five candidates fielded by the National Islamic Alliance, the largest Shiite political group, won their seats, also the group's biggest win.
Shiites have defied calls by the Kuwaiti opposition to boycott the election and voted in large numbers.
Official results of the Kuwaiti election are expected within hours.
The opposition said that voter turnout was only 26.7 percent, the lowest turnout at any Kuwaiti parliamentary elections.
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