1942 Egyptian parliamentary election

1942 Egyptian parliamentary election

March 1942

First party Second party Third party   Leader Mustafa el-Nahhas Ali Mahir Pasha Hafiz Ramadan Bey Party Wafd Liberal Constitutional National Seats won 240 4 2

Prime Minister before election Hussein Sirri Pasha Independent Subsequent Prime Minister Mustafa el-Nahhas Wafd Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt in March 1942. They were boycotted by the opposition, resulting in the ruling Wafd Party winning 240 of the 264 seats.

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Wafd Party	240	+71
	Liberal Constitutional Party	4	–13
	National Party	2	–2
	Saadist Institutional Party	1	New
	Independents	17	–25
Total		264	+32
Source: Sternberger et al.