1936 Egyptian parliamentary election

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1936 Egyptian parliamentary election
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←  1929 May 1936 1942  →
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Mustafa el-Nahhas.PNG Muhammad Mahmoud Pasha.PNG 3x4.svg
Leader Mostafa el-Nahas Mohamed Mahmoud Hafiz Ramadan Bey
Party Wafd Liberal Constitutional National
Seats won169174
Prime Minister before election

Aly Maher Pasha
Ittihad Party

Subsequent Prime Minister

Mostafa el-Nahas
Wafd Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt in May 1936. [1] The result was a victory for the Wafd Party, which won 169 of the 232 seats. [1]

Political Cartoon by Akher Saa showing the Wafd crushing their opponents after the 1936 election: "I can crush you ... but I don't want to get my hands dirty!" Akher Saa Wafd.jpg
Political Cartoon by Akher Saa showing the Wafd crushing their opponents after the 1936 election: "I can crush you ... but I don't want to get my hands dirty!"

Results

1936 Egyptian Election results.svg
PartySeats+/–
Wafd Party 169–29
Liberal Constitutional Party 17–
National Party 4–
Independents42–
Total232–4
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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