Egyptian parliamentary election, 1929
Egyptian parliamentary election, 1929
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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
Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
Wafd Party | | | 198 | +48 |
Other parties and independents | | | 38 | –27 |
Invalid/blank votes | | – | – | – |
Total | | | 236 | +21 |
Source: Sternberger et al. |
References
- 1 2 Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p294 (German)
- 1 2 3 "The Egyptian Election Wafdist Victory Certain", The Times, 21 December 1929, p11, Issue 45392