1984 Egyptian parliamentary election explained

Country:Egypt
Type:Parliamentary
Previous Election:1979 Egyptian parliamentary election
Previous Year:1979
Next Election:1987 Egyptian parliamentary election
Next Year:1987
Election Date:27 May 1984
Seats For Election:All 458 seats in the People's Assembly of Egypt
230 seats were needed for a majority
Leader1:Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin
Party1:National Democratic Party (Egypt)
Seats1:390
Popular Vote1:3,756,359
Percentage1:72.99%
Leader2:Fouad Serageddin
Party2:New Wafd Party
Seats2:58
Popular Vote2:778,131
Percentage2:15.12%
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Subsequent Prime Minister
Before Election:Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin
After Election:Kamal Hassan Ali
Before Party:National Democratic Party (Egypt)
After Party:Independent politician

Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 27 May 1984. Since the last election in 1979, changes had been made to the electoral system. The 176 two-member constituencies were replaced by 48 multi-member constituencies (totalling 448 seats), with candidates elected on a party list system, with a party needing over 8% of the vote to win a seat.[1]

The result was a victory for the ruling National Democratic Party, which won 390 of the 448 seats. The only other party to win seats was the New Wafd Party. Following the election, President Hosni Mubarak appointed a further 10 members to the Assembly; one from the NDP, four from the Socialist Labour Party, one from the National Progressive Unionist Party and four Copts. Voter turnout was 43.1%.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/EGYPT_1984_E.PDF Egypt