Egyptian parliamentary election, 1929

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Egyptian parliamentary election, 1929
Kingdom of Egypt
1926 ←
21 December 1929 → 1936

  First party Second party
  Mustafa el-Nahhas.PNG No image.svg
Leader Mustafa el-Nahhas Various
Party Wafd Others
Seats won 198 38

Prime Minister before election

Adli Yakan Pasha
Liberal Constitutional Party

Subsequent Prime Minister

Mustafa el-Nahhas
Wafd Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 21 December 1929.[1] The result was a victory for the Wafd Party, which won 198 of the 236 seats,[1] including 102 seats in which their candidates were returned unopposed.[2] Four independents were also returned unopposed.[2]

The election was boycotted by the Liberal Constitutionalist Party, and only 26 Ittihad Party and four Watani Party candidates contested the election.[2]

Results[edit]

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Wafd Party 198 +48
Other parties and independents 38 –27
Invalid/blank votes
Total 236 +21
Source: Sternberger et al.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p294 (German)
  2. ^ a b c "The Egyptian Election Wafdist Victory Certain", The Times, 21 December 1929, p11, Issue 45392