1995 Egyptian parliamentary election

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1995 Egyptian parliamentary election
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←  1990 29 November 1995 (first round)
6 December 1995 (second round)		 2000  →
All 454 seats in the People's Assembly
228 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Kamal Ganzouri.jpg Fouad Serageddin.jpg
Leader Kamal Ganzouri Fouad Serageddin
Party NDP New Wafd
Seats won3186
Prime Minister before election

Atef Sedki
NDP

Subsequent Prime Minister

Kamal Ganzouri
NDP

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

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
National Democratic Party 318–30
New Wafd Party 6New
National Progressive Unionist Rally Party 5–1
Arab Democratic Nasserist Party 1New
Socialist Labour Party 1New
Liberal Socialists Party 1New
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. 1 2 3 Egypt: Elections held in 1995 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Election Watch". Journal of Democracy. 7 (1). 1996. ISSN   1086-3214.


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