1995 Egyptian parliamentary election
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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]
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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National Democratic Party | 318 | –30 | |||
New Wafd Party | 6 | New | |||
National Progressive Unionist Rally Party | 5 | –1 | |||
Arab Democratic Nasserist Party | 1 | New | |||
Socialist Labour Party | 1 | New | |||
Liberal Socialists Party | 1 | New | |||
Independents | 112 | +29 | |||
Presidential appointees | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 454 | 0 | |||
Valid votes | 9,812,942 | 97.43 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 259,075 | 2.57 | |||
Total votes | 10,072,017 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 20,987,453 | 47.99 | |||
Source: IPU |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Egypt: Elections held in 1995 Inter-Parliamentary Union