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1936 Egyptian parliamentary election

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1936 Egyptian parliamentary election

← 1929 May 1936 1942 →
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Leader Mostafa el-Nahas Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha Hafiz Ramadan Bey
Party Wafd Liberal Constitutional National
Seats won 169 17 4

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!"

Results

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PartySeats+/–
Wafd Party169–29
Liberal Constitutional Party17
National Party4
Independents42
Total232–4
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)