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1926 Egyptian parliamentary election

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1926 Egyptian parliamentary election

← 1925 24 May 1926 1929 →
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Saad Zaghloul Adly Yakan Pasha Mohamed Tawfik Naseem Pasha
Party Wafd Liberal Constitutional Ittihad
Seats won 150 30 10

Prime Minister before election

Ahmed Zeiwar Pasha
Independent

Subsequent Prime Minister

Adly Yakan Pasha
Liberal Constitutional

Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 24 May 1926.[1] The result was a victory for the Wafd Party, which won 150 of the 215 seats.[1]

Results

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PartySeats+/–
Wafd Party150+64
Liberal Constitutional Party30
Ittihad Party10
National Party5
Independents20
Total2150
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

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