Egyptian parliamentary election, 1950

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Egyptian parliamentary election, 1950
Kingdom of Egypt
1945 ←
3 January 1950 → 1957

  First party Second party Third party
  Mustafa el-Nahhas.PNG No image.svg Ali Mahir Pasha.jpg
Leader Mustafa el-Nahhas Mahmoud an-Nukrashi Pasha Ali Mahir Pasha
Party Wafd Saadist Liberal Constitutional
Seats won 225 28 26

Prime Minister before election

Hussein Sirri Pasha
Independent

Subsequent Prime Minister

Mustafa el-Nahhas
Wafd Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 3 January 1950, with a second round on 10 January.[1] In the parliament of 319-seats, 225 went to the Wafd Party, 28 to the Saadist Institutional Party, 26 to the Liberal Constitutional Party, and 40 to minor parties and independents.

Results[edit]

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Wafd Party 225 +196
Saadist Institutional Party 28 –97
Liberal Constitutional Party 26 –48
Watani Party 6 –1
Democratic Socialist Party 1 New
Independents 33 +4
Invalid/blank votes
Total 319 +55
Registered voters/turnout
Source: Nohlen et al.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nohlen, D, Thibaut, B & Krennerich, M (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p. 341 ISBN 0-19-829645-2