1950 Egyptian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 3 January 1950, with a second round on 10 January.^[1] In the parliament of 319-seats, 225 went to the Wafd Party, 28 to the Saadist Institutional Party, 26 to the Liberal Constitutional Party, and 40 to minor parties and independents. They were the last parliamentary elections that took place under the monarchy.

1950 Egyptian parliamentary election

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First party Second party Third party   Leader Mostafa el-Nahas Ibrahim Abdel Hady Pasha Aly Maher Pasha Party Wafd Saadist Liberal Constitutional Seats won 225 28 26

Prime Minister before election Hussein Sirri Pasha Independent Subsequent Prime Minister Mostafa el-Nahas Wafd Party

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Wafd Party	225	+196
	Saadist Institutional Party	28	–97
	Liberal Constitutional Party	26	–48
	National Party	6	–1
	Democratic Socialist Party	1	New
	Independents	33	+4
Total		319	+55
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p341 ISBN 0-19-829645-2