Egyptian parliamentary election, 1990

Egyptian parliamentary election, 1990
Egypt
29 November and 6 December 1990
All 454 seats to the People's Assembly of Egypt
227 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party NDP NPUP
Seats won 348 6
Seat change Decrease11 Increase6
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Early parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 29 November 1990, with a second round for 261 seats on 6 December.[1] 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 Socialist Liberal Party (LSP) and the New Wafd Party, which claimed that the reformed Electoral Law would fail to ensure free elections.[1]

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.[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 44.2%,[1] but was estimated to be only 20-30%.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
National Democratic Party 348-11
Independents 83+75
National Progressive Unionist Party 6+6
Green Party 0New
Umma Party 00
Seats left vacant 7-
Presidential appointees 100
Invalid/blank votes350,186---
Total7,253,168100454-4

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Egypt: Elections held in 1990 Inter-Parliamentary Union
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Middle East and North Africa 2003 p293