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Early parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 6 April 1987, with a second round for nine seats on 13 April.[1] They followed a change in the electoral law, approved by a referendum in February, which would allow independent candidates to run in the election. The result was a victory for the ruling National Democratic Party, which won 346 of the 458 seats.[2] Following the election, the People's Assembly nominated incumbent Hosni Mubarak for the post of president, whose candidacy was put to voters in a referendum on 5 October.
Voter turnout was reported to be 50.45%,[1] but was estimated to be closer to 25%.[3]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Party | 4,751,758 | 69.9 | 346 | -44 |
| Islamic Alliance* | 1,163,525 | 17 | 60 | New |
| New Wafd Party | 746,023 | 10.9 | 35 | -23 |
| Independents | 7 | New | ||
| National Progressive Unionist Party | 150,570 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Umma Party | 13,031 | 0.2 | 0 | New |
| Presidential appointees | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 402,559 | - | - | - |
| Total | 7,207,467 | 100 | 458 | 0 |
| Source: Nohlen[4] | ||||
* The Islamic Alliance was a coalition of the Socialist Labour Party, the Socialist Liberal Party and the Muslim Brotherhood
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