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Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 21 December 1929.[1] The result was a victory for the Wafd Party, which won 198 of the 236 seats,[1] including 102 seats in which their candidates were returned unopposed.[2] Four independents were also returned unopposed.[2]
The election was boycotted by the Liberal Constitutionalist Party, and only 26 Ittihad Party and four Watani Party candidates contested the election.[2]
Results
| Party | Seats | +/– |
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| Wafd Party | 198 | +48 |
| Other parties and independents | 38 | –27 |
| Total | 236 | +21 |
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| Source: Sternberger et al. |
References
- ^ a b Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p294 (in German)
- ^ a b c "The Egyptian Election Wafdist Victory Certain", The Times, 21 December 1929, p11, Issue 45392
