1945 Egyptian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt in January 1945.[1] Boycotted by the Wafd Party, they resulted in a victory for the Saadist Institutional Party, which won 125 of the 264 seats.[1]


January 1945
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ahmad Mahir Pasha Aly Maher Pasha Mostafa El-Nahas
Party Saadist Liberal Constitutional Wafd
Seats won 125 74 29

Prime Minister before election

Ahmad Mahir Pasha
Saadist Institutional Party

Subsequent Prime Minister

Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha
Saadist Institutional Party

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Saadist Institutional Party125+124
Liberal Constitutional Party74+70
Wafdist Block29–211
Watani Party7+5
Independents29+12
Invalid/blank votes
Total2640
Source: Sternberger et al.
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References

  1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p294 (in German)


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