1990 Egyptian parliamentary election

1990 Egyptian parliamentary election

29 November 1990 (first round) 6 December 1990 (second round)
All 454 seats in the People's Assembly 227 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Atef Sedki Khaled Mohieddin Party NDP Tagammu Seats won 348 6
Prime Minister before election Atef Sedki NDP Subsequent Prime Minister Atef Sedki NDP

Early parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 29 November 1990, with a second round for 261 seats on 6 December. They followed a referendum in October on the early dissolution of Parliament due to issues surrounding the legality of the 1987 elections. However, the elections were boycotted by the Socialist Labour Party (SLP), the Liberal Socialists Party (LSP) and the New Wafd Party, which claimed that the reformed Electoral Law would fail to ensure free elections.

The result was a victory for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), which won 348 of the 444 elected seats. However, a further 56 of the 83 independent candidates were affiliated with the NDP, whilst 14 were affiliated with the New Wafd Party, 8 with the SLP and one with the LSP. Voter turnout was reported to be 44.2%, but was estimated to be only 20-30%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	National Democratic Party			348	–11
	National Progressive Unionist Rally Party			6	+6
	Egyptian Green Party			0	New
	Umma Party			0	0
	Independents			83	+75
Presidential appointees				10	0
Vacant				7	–
Total				454	–4
Valid votes		6,902,982	95.17
Invalid/blank votes		350,186	4.83
Total votes		7,253,168	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		16,326,229	44.43
Source: IPU, Nohlen et al.