Egyptian parliamentary election, 1942
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Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt
in March 1942. The election was boycotted by the opposition, and the ruling Wafd Party
won 240 of the 264 seats.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
in March 1942. The election was boycotted by the opposition, and the ruling Wafd Party
Wafd Party
The Wafd Party was a nationalist liberal political party in Egypt. It was said to be Egypt's most popular and influential political party for a period in the 1920s and 30s...
won 240 of the 264 seats.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wafd Party Wafd Party The Wafd Party was a nationalist liberal political party in Egypt. It was said to be Egypt's most popular and influential political party for a period in the 1920s and 30s... |
240 | |||
| Liberal Constitutional Party | 4 | –13 | ||
| Watani Party | 2 | –2 | ||
| Saadist Institutional Party | 1 | |||
| Independents | 17 | –25 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | |
| Total | 264 | +32 | ||
| Source: Sternberger et al | ||||