| Country: | Kingdom of Egypt |
| Flag Year: | 1957 |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1950 Egyptian parliamentary election |
| Previous Year: | 1950 |
| Next Election: | 1964 United Arab Republic parliamentary election |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
| Election Date: | 3 July 1957 |
| Image1: | Nasser 1961.jpg |
| Leader1: | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| Party1: | National Union (Egypt) |
| Seats1: | 350 |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Prime Minister |
| Before Election: | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| After Election: | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
| Before Party: | National Union (Egypt) |
| After Party: | National Union (Egypt) |
Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 3 July 1957, having originally been scheduled for November 1956, but postponed due to the Suez Crisis.[1] They were the first elections since the 1952 revolution, which saw King Farouk overthrown, the Republic of Egypt established and the approval of a new constitution in a June 1956 referendum.
A new electoral law was approved on 10 March 1957, which required all candidates to be members of the National Union,[2] although nearly 50% of candidates were rejected by army officials for being "undesirable" or "unworthy".[1] They were also the first elections in Egypt in which women had the right to vote or stand for election.[3] Despite only six women contesting the election out of a total of over 2,000 candidates, and 70% of Egyptian men being against their presence in parliament,[4] Rawya Ateya and Amina Shukri were elected, becoming the first women parliamentarians in the Arab world.[3] [5]
Following its election, the 350-member National Assembly was seated on 22 July.[6] However, it had little power, with its votes against government policy being ignored by President Gamal Abdel Nasser.[1] The Assembly was dissolved on 10 February 1958 following Egypt and Syria merging to form of the United Arab Republic, and the establishment of a joint National Assembly with 400 members from Egypt and 200 from Syria.[6]