1942 Egyptian parliamentary election

1942 Egyptian parliamentary election

←  1938 March 1942 1945  →

First party Second party Third party   Leader Mustafa el-Nahhas Ali Mahir Pasha Hafiz Ramadan Bey Party Wafd Liberal Constitutional National 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] They were boycotted by the opposition, resulting in the ruling Wafd Party winning 240 of the 264 seats. ^[1]

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Wafd Party	240	+71
	Liberal Constitutional Party	4	–13
	National Party	2	–2
	Saadist Institutional Party	1	New
	Independents	17	–25
Total		264	+32
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

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