1929 Egyptian parliamentary election

1929 Egyptian parliamentary election

21 December 1929

First party Second party   Leader Mustafa el-Nahhas – Party Wafd Others & IND 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 elections were boycotted by the Liberal Constitutionalist Party, and only 26 Ittihad Party and four Watani Party candidates contested the elections.[2]

Results

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

References

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