Egyptian parliamentary election, 1942

Egyptian parliamentary election, 1942
March 1942

  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Mustafa el-Nahhas Ali Mahir Pasha Hafiz Ramadan Bey
Party Wafd Liberal Constitutional Watani
Seats won 240 4 2
Prime Minister before election

Hussein Sirri Pasha
Independent

 Subsequent Prime Minister

Mustafa el-Nahhas
Wafd Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt in March 1942.[1] The election was boycotted by the opposition, and the ruling Wafd Party won 240 of the 264 seats.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Wafd Party240+71
Liberal Constitutional Party4–13
Watani Party2–2
Saadist Institutional Party1+1
Independents17–25
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total264+32
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

  1. 1 2 Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p294 (in German)


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