1926 Egyptian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 24 May 1926.[1] The result was a victory for the Wafd Party, which won 150 of the 215 seats.[1]

1926 Egyptian parliamentary election

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  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Saad Zaghloul Adly Yakan Pasha Mohamed Tawfik Naseem Pasha
Party Wafd Liberal Constitutional Ittihad
Seats won 150 30 10

Prime Minister before election

Ahmed Zeiwar Pasha
Independent

Subsequent Prime Minister

Adly Yakan Pasha
Liberal Constitutional

The ruling Ittihad Party led by Prime Minister Ahmed Ziwar Pasha and Minister of Finance Yahya Ibrahim Pasha, while clinging to power, was too weak to carry out an effective campaign. It failed to nominate more than 66 candidates, less than the seats won by the Wafdists.[2]

Results

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PartySeats+/–
Wafd Party150+64
Liberal Constitutional Party30
Ittihad Party10
National Party5
Independents20
Total2150
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

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  1. ^ a b Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p294 (in German)
  2. ^ Labib Rizk, Younan (1975). Youssef, Hassan (ed.). تاريخ الوزارات المصرية ١٨٧٨ - ١٩٥٣ [History of Egyptian Cabinets 1878-1953] (in Arabic). p. 296.