2000 Egyptian parliamentary election

2000 Egyptian parliamentary election

18 October–8 November 2000
All 454 seats in the People's Assembly 227 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Atef Ebeid Numan Gumaa Party NDP New Wafd Seats won 353 7
Prime Minister before election Kamal Ganzouri NDP Subsequent Prime Minister Atef Ebeid NDP

Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt in three stages between 18 October and 8 November 2000. The result was a victory for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), which won 353 of the 454 seats, with 35 of the 72 independents elected joining the NDP after the elections. The banned Muslim Brotherhood came in a distant second, with 17 of its candidates elected running as independents. The remaining opposition parties won 16 seats.

The election was broken into stages after a July ruling by the Supreme Constitutional Court that judges must monitor all polling stations. The first stage on 18 October was held in 150 seats in northern Egypt, the second stage took place on 28 October for 134 seats in eastern and southern Egypt, and the third stage on 8 November involved the 156 seats in central Egypt, including Cairo. Two seats in Alexandria were left vacant after the results were annulled by a court.

Results

Seventeen of the 72 independents were members of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Party		Seats	+/–
	National Democratic Party	353	35
	New Wafd Party	7	+1
	National Progressive Unionist Rally Party	6	+1
	Arab Democratic Nasserist Party	3	+2
	Liberal Socialists Party	1	0
	Independents	72	–40
Presidential appointees		10	0
Vacant		2	–
Total		454	0
Source: IPU, Zargar

External links

• Al Ahram Weekly special coverage of 2000 Parliamentary Elections