1936 Egyptian parliamentary election

1936 Egyptian parliamentary election
May 1936
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Mostafa el-Nahas Mohamed Mahmoud Hafiz Ramadan Bey
Party Wafd Liberal Constitutional National
Seats won 169 17 4
Prime Minister before election

Aly Maher Pasha
Ittihad Party

Subsequent Prime Minister

Mostafa el-Nahas
Wafd Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt in May 1936.[1] The election was held following the death of King Fuad I, and his son Farouk's ascension to the throne. The result was a victory for the Wafd Party, which won 169 of the 232 seats.[1] King Farouk's coronation was held in the newly elected parliament on 29 July 1937.

Results

PartySeats+/–
Wafd Party169–29
Liberal Constitutional Party17–
National Party4–
Independents42–
Total232–4
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

  1. ^ a b Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p294 (in German)


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