1929 Egyptian parliamentary election

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 election.^[2]

Results



Party		Seats	+/–
	Wafd Party	198	+48
	Other parties and independents	38	–27
Total		236	+21

Source: Sternberger et al.

References

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

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[DS-1] Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p294 (in German)

[TT-2] "The Egyptian Election Wafdist Victory Certain", The Times, 21 December 1929, p11, Issue 45392

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