Kuwait's first district comprises nineteen residential areas starting from Sharq and Dasma, passing through Salmiya and Rumeithiya and including Bayan, Meshrif and Hawally among others. It has a total of 66,641 voters of whom 36,571 are women and 30,070 are male. Rumeithiya, a predominantly Shiite area, has the largest number of voters with 15,284 followed by Bayan with 11,931 and Salwa with 10,349 voters.

According to unofficial estimates, half of the voters are Shiites. The remaining half includes around fifteen percent of tribes, a majority of whom belong to the Awazem. The rest are a mixture of urbanites, especially the major families of Kandari, Awadhi and Roumi. Politically, there is a good presence of Shiite and Sunni Islamic groups, including the Salaf and Muslim Brotherhood, as well as an important liberal presence.

The area is largely suburban and has developed as the commercial center for computer-related goods in Kuwait. Prior to the first Gulf War, it housed a large number of the Palestinian population, most of whom were expelled in 1992.

Areas in the First District

• Bayan
  Bayan area
  Bayan is a residential area within the Hawalli Governorate of Kuwait, consisting of thirteen blocks, and situated approximately 15 kilometres away from the capital, Kuwait City. Its naming was inspired by the fact that it's an area of higher altitude in comparison to its surrounding Mishref, Salwa...
  
  
• Bnied Al-Gar
  Bnied Al-Gar
  Bnied Al-Gar is a suburb of Kuwait City; it is located in Al Asimah Governorate in Kuwait covering an area of approximately 1,320,220 squared metres. The word "Gar" in Arabic means Tar, and so it was thus named due to the natural discharge of oils. Its population in 2008 was 30,808....
  
  
• Hawalli
• Mishref
  Mishref
  Mishref is a residential area in Kuwait within the Hawalli Governorate, South of Bayan and west of Salwa. It is located in Mishref District.Mishref is divided into two main districts: Mishref, and West Mishref.MISHREF: Is home to:...
  
  
• Rumaithiya
  Rumaithiya
  Al Rumaithiya is part of the Hawalli Governorate in the country of Kuwait. It is a large, mainly residential, suburb....
  
  
• Salmiya
  Salmiya
  Salmiya is a district of the Hawalli Governorate in the State of Kuwait.Salmiya is located southeast of Kuwait City and is one of the largest areas in Kuwait consisting of both commercial and residential areas...
  
  
• Salwa
  Salwa
  Salwa is a suburb of the, Hawalli Governorate in Kuwait, bordering Rumaithiya to the north and Messila to the south. To the east , it overlooks the Persian Gulf...
  
  
• Sharq
  Sharq
  Sharq or Sharqi is short form of Mashriq meaning East. It may refer to:* Mashriq, , referring to the region of Arabic-speaking countries to the east of Egypt...
  
  

National Assembly Representatives of the First District

District	Name	Affiliation	Religion	Prior Experience	Education	Assumed Office	Born In	Tribe
1	Abdullah Al-Roumi Abdullah Al-Roumi Abdullah Al-Roumi is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly from the first district. Born in 1949, Al-Roumi worked as a lawyer before being elected to the National Assembly in 1985. Al-Roumi is considered an independent, liberal-leaning member...	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...  (Liberal-leaning)	Sunni	Lawyer	Law Law Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...	1985	1949
1	Abdulwahed AlـAwadi	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...	Sunni	Kuwait Air Force Kuwait Air Force The Kuwait Air Force is the air arm of the State of Kuwait. The Air Force headquarters is located at Al Mubarak Air Base, with the remaining forces stationed at Air Defence Brigade, Ali Al Salem Air Base and Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base...	Aviation, US Marine Academy	2003	1955
1	Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the first district. Born in 1950, Abdulsamad studied political science and worked in the Oil Ministry before being elected to the National Assembly in 1981...	National Islamic Alliance National Islamic Alliance (Kuwait) The National Islamic Alliance is a hard-line Shia political party in Kuwait. It is alleged to have links with Iran and Hezbollah which it denies. Of the fifty elected members of Kuwait National Assembly, two belong to the National Islamic Alliance: Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad and Ahmed Lari....	Shia	Oil Ministry	Political Science Political science Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...	1981	1950
1	Ahmed Lari Ahmed Lari Ahmed Lari is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the first district. Born in 1955, Lari studied Statistics and worked in the Municipal Council before being elected to the National Assembly in 2006. While political parties are technically illegal in Kuwait, Lari is a member of...	National Islamic Alliance National Islamic Alliance (Kuwait) The National Islamic Alliance is a hard-line Shia political party in Kuwait. It is alleged to have links with Iran and Hezbollah which it denies. Of the fifty elected members of Kuwait National Assembly, two belong to the National Islamic Alliance: Adnan Zahid Abdulsamad and Ahmed Lari....	Shia	Municipal Council	Statistics Statistics Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....	2006	1955
1	Hassan Jawhar Hassan Jawhar Hassan Jawhar is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the first district.Dr. Jawar obtained at PhD in political science from Florida State University and worked as a professor at Kuwait University before being elected to the National Assembly in 1996...	Shia (Unaffiliated)	Shia	Professor at Kuwait University Kuwait University Kuwait University was established in October 1966, five years after Kuwait's independence from British Colonization. KU started with only two faculties, namely the Faculty of Science, Arts and Education; and a Women's College. The university had 418 students enrolled and 31 faculty members. By ,...	PhD in Political Science Political science Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...	1996	1960
1	Hussein AlـQallaf Al-Bahraini	Shia (Unaffiliated)	Shia		Sharia Sharia Sharia law, is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Sharia is derived from two primary sources of Islamic law: the precepts set forth in the Quran, and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah. Fiqh jurisprudence interprets and extends the application of sharia to...	1996	1958
1	Hussein Nasser Al-Huraiti	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...  (close to government)	Sunni	Judge, Lawyer	Law Law Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...	2006	1962	Al-Awazem Al-Awazem Tribe Alawazmal-awazem is a large Sunni tribe of the Arabian Peninsula.The Awazem is an influential tribe in Kuwaiti politics. The tribe has an especially strong base in the first electoral district , where it forms about 14% of the voters, and the fifth electoral district , where it accounts for...
1	Mikhled Al-Azmi Mikhled Al-Azmi Mikhled Al-Azmi is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the first district. Born in 1961, Al-Azmi studied geography and worked in the Municipal Council before being elected to the National Assembly in 1996. While political parties are technically illegal in Kuwait, Al-Azmi...	Islamist (Salafi Salafi A Salafi come from Sunni Islam is a follower of an Islamic movement, Salafiyyah, that is supposed to take the Salaf who lived during the patristic period of early Islam as model examples... )	Sunni	Municipal Council	Geography Geography Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...	1996	1961	Al-Awazem Al-Awazem Tribe Alawazmal-awazem is a large Sunni tribe of the Arabian Peninsula.The Awazem is an influential tribe in Kuwaiti politics. The tribe has an especially strong base in the first electoral district , where it forms about 14% of the voters, and the fifth electoral district , where it accounts for...
1	Mohammed Al-Kandari Mohammed Al-Kandari Mohammed Al-Kandari is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the first district. Born in 1971, Al-Kandari studied medicine before being elected to the National Assembly in 2008. While political parties are technically illegal in Kuwait, Al-Kandari affiliates with the Islamic...	Islamic Salafi Alliance Islamic Salafi Alliance (Kuwait) The Islamic Salafi Alliance is a Sunni political party in Kuwait headed by Khaled AlـSultan Bin Essa. An affiliate of the Heritage Revival Society, the Alliance opposes women's empowerment. One of the main objectives of the Islamic Salafi Alliance is to enforce Sharia law in the country. It...	Sunni		Medicine Medicine Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....	2008	1971	Al-Kandari
1	Saleh Ashour Saleh Ashour Saleh Ashour is a member of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, representing the first district. Born in 1952, Ashour studied economics and served in the Kuwaiti Air Force before being elected to the National Assembly in 1999...	Justice and Peace Alliance Justice and Peace Alliance (Kuwait) The Justice and Peace Alliance is a moderate Shia political bloc in Kuwait. Of the fifty elected members of Kuwait National Assembly, only one belongs to the Justice and Peace Alliance: Saleh Ashour....	Shia	Kuwait Air Force Kuwait Air Force The Kuwait Air Force is the air arm of the State of Kuwait. The Air Force headquarters is located at Al Mubarak Air Base, with the remaining forces stationed at Air Defence Brigade, Ali Al Salem Air Base and Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base...	Economics Economics Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...	1999	1952