1926 Egyptian parliamentary election

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]

1926 Egyptian parliamentary election
24 May 1926
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Saad Zaghloul Adli Yakan Pasha Muhammad Tawfiq Nasim Pasha
Party Wafd Liberal Constitutional Ittihad
Seats won 150 30 10
Prime Minister before election

Ahmad Ziwar Pasha
Independent

 Subsequent Prime Minister

Adli Yakan Pasha
Liberal Constitutional Party

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

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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