Country: | Egypt |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1984 Egyptian parliamentary election |
Previous Year: | 1984 |
Next Election: | 1990 Egyptian parliamentary election |
Next Year: | 1990 |
Election Date: | 6 and 13 April 1987 |
Seats For Election: | All 458 seats to the People's Assembly of Egypt 230 seats were needed for a majority |
Leader1: | Atef Sedki |
Party1: | National Democratic Party (Egypt) |
Seats1: | 346 |
Popular Vote1: | 4,751,758 |
Percentage1: | 69.62% |
Leader2: | Ibrahim Shoukry |
Party2: | Islamic Alliance (Egypt) |
Seats2: | 60 |
Popular Vote2: | 1,163,525 |
Percentage2: | 17.05% |
Prime Minister | |
Posttitle: | Subsequent Prime Minister |
Before Election: | Atef Sedki |
After Election: | Atef Sedki |
Before Party: | National Democratic Party |
After Party: | National Democratic Party |
Early parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 6 April 1987, with a second round for nine seats on 13 April.[1] They followed a change in the electoral law, approved by a referendum in February, which would allow independent candidates to run in the election. The result was a victory for the ruling National Democratic Party, which won 346 of the 458 seats.[2] Following the election, the People's Assembly nominated incumbent Hosni Mubarak for the post of president, whose candidacy was put to voters in a referendum on 5 October.
Voter turnout was reported to be 50.45%,[1] but was estimated to be closer to 25%.[3]