1929 Egyptian parliamentary election explained

Country:Kingdom of Egypt
Type:Parliamentary
Previous Election:1926 Egyptian parliamentary election
Previous Year:1926
Next Election:1936 Egyptian parliamentary election
Next Year:1936
Election Date:21 December 1929
Image1:Mustafa el-Nahhas.PNG
Leader1:Mustafa el-Nahhas
Party1:Wafd Party
Seats1:198
Leader2:
Party2:Other parties and independents
Seats2:38
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Subsequent Prime Minister
Before Election:Adli Yakan Pasha
After Election:Mustafa el-Nahhas
Before Party:Liberal Constitutional Party
After Party:Wafd Party

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]

Notes and References

  1. [Dolf Sternberger]
  2. "The Egyptian Election Wafdist Victory Certain", The Times, 21 December 1929, p11, Issue 45392