1990 Egyptian parliamentary dissolution referendum explained

Date:11 October 1990
Country:Egypt
Yes:8829606
No:530050
Invalid:169486
Electorate:16273616

A referendum on an early dissolution of Parliament was held in Egypt on 11 October 1990. The referendum followed the Supreme Constitutional Court ruling that the 1987 elections were unconstitutional as the 1986 electoral law discriminated against independent candidates.[1] The court ruled that any legislation passed after 2 June 1990 would not be valid. In September, President Hosni Mubarak announced that a referendum would take place to decide whether Parliament should be dissolved early.

After its approval, early elections were held on 29 November.[2] Voter turnout was 58.6%.[1]

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For8,829,60694.34
Against530,0505.66
Invalid/blank votes169,486
Total9,529,142100
Registered voters/turnout16,273,61658.56
align=left colspan=3Source: Direct Democracy

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=4CfBKvsiWeQC&dq=egypt+referendum+october+1990&pg=PA293 The Middle East and North Africa 2003
  2. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2097_90.htm Egypt: Elections held in 1990