1984 Egyptian parliamentary election

1984 Egyptian parliamentary election

←  1979 27 May 1984 1987  →
448 of the 458 seats in the People's Assembly of Egypt 230 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin Fouad Serageddin Party NDP New Wafd–MB Seats won 390 58 Popular vote 3,756,359 778,131 Percentage 72.99% 15.12%
Prime Minister before election Ahmad Fuad Mohieddin NDP Subsequent Prime Minister Kamal Hassan Ali Independent

Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 27 May 1984. Since the last election in 1979, changes had been made to the electoral system. The 176 two-member constituencies were replaced by 48 multi-member constituencies (totalling 448 seats), with candidates elected on a party list system, with a party needing over 8% of the vote to win a seat. ^[1]

The result was a victory for the ruling National Democratic Party, which won 390 of the 448 seats. The New Wafd Party]–Muslim Brotherhood alliance was the only other group to win seats. ^[2]

Following the election, President Hosni Mubarak appointed a further 10 members to the Assembly; one from the NDP, four from the Socialist Labour Party, one from the National Progressive Unionist Party and four Copts. Voter turnout was 43%. ^[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Democratic Party	3,756,359	72.99	390	+43
	New Wafd Party–Muslim Brotherhood [a]	778,131	15.12	58	New
	Socialist Labour Party	364,040	7.07	0	–30
	National Progressive Unionist Rally Party	214,587	4.17	0	New
	Liberal Socialists Party	33,448	0.65	0	–2
Presidential appointees				10	0
Total		5,146,565	100.00	458	+66
Valid votes		5,146,565	96.68
Invalid/blank votes		176,521	3.32
Total votes		5,323,086	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,339,417	43.14
Source: IPU

Notes

1. Muslim Brotherhood candidates won 7–12 seats. ^[2]

References

1. Egypt Inter-Parliamentary Union
2. Harnisch, Chris; Mecham, Quinn (2009). "Democratic Ideology in Islamist Opposition? The Muslim Brotherhood's 'Civil State'". Middle Eastern Studies. 45 (2): 189–205. ISSN   0026-3206.