1995 Egyptian parliamentary election

1995 Egyptian parliamentary election
29 November 1995 (first round)
6 December 1995 (second round)
All 454 seats in the People's Assembly
228 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Kamal Ganzouri Fouad Serageddin
Party NDP New Wafd
Seats won 318 6
Prime Minister before election

Atef Sedki
NDP

Subsequent Prime Minister

Kamal Ganzouri
NDP

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Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 29 November 1995, with a second round for 168 seats on 6 December.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), which won 318 seats. Following the election, 99 of the 112 independents also joined the NDP.[1] Voter turnout was reported to be 47.99%.[1]

In the lead-up to the election, the Hosni Mubarak regime arrested over 1,000 Muslim Brotherhood activists.[2] 25 people were killed during the election campaign.[2]

The elections were characterized by widespread irregularities.[2] International election monitors were not allowed to monitor the elections.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Democratic Party318–30
New Wafd Party6New
National Progressive Unionist Rally Party5–1
Arab Democratic Nasserist Party1New
Socialist Labour Party1New
Liberal Socialists Party1New
Independents112+29
Presidential appointees100
Total4540
Valid votes9,812,94297.43
Invalid/blank votes259,0752.57
Total votes10,072,017100.00
Registered voters/turnout20,987,45347.99
Source: IPU

References

  1. ^ a b c Egypt: Elections held in 1995 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. ^ a b c d "Election Watch". Journal of Democracy. 7 (1). 1996. ISSN 1086-3214.


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