1987 Egyptian parliamentary election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/50px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png)
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← 1984 | 6 and 13 April 1987 | 1990 → |
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All 458 seats to the People's Assembly of Egypt 230 seats were needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Leader | Atef Sedki | Ibrahim Shoukry | Party | NDP | IA | Seats won | 346 | 60 | Popular vote | 4,751,758 | 1,163,525 | Percentage | 69.62% | 17.05% | |
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Early parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 6 April 1987, with a second round for nine seats on 13 April.[1] They followed a change in the electoral law, approved by a referendum in February, which would allow independent candidates to run in the election. The result was a victory for the ruling National Democratic Party, which won 346 of the 458 seats.[2] Following the election, the People's Assembly nominated incumbent Hosni Mubarak for the post of president, whose candidacy was put to voters in a referendum on 5 October.
Voter turnout was reported to be 50.45%,[1] but was estimated to be closer to 25%.[3]
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| National Democratic Party | 4,751,758 | 69.62 | 346 | –44 |
| Islamic Alliance (SLP–LSP–MB) | 1,163,525 | 17.05 | 60 | +60 |
| New Wafd Party | 746,023 | 10.93 | 35 | –23 |
| National Progressive Unionist Rally Party | 150,570 | 2.21 | 0 | 0 |
| Umma Party | 13,031 | 0.19 | 0 | New |
| Independents | | 7 | New |
Presidential appointees | | 10 | 0 |
Total | 6,824,907 | 100.00 | 458 | 0 |
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Valid votes | 6,824,908 | 94.43 | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 402,559 | 5.57 | |
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Total votes | 7,227,467 | 100.00 | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 14,324,162 | 50.46 | |
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Source: Nohlen et al.,[4][a] IPU |
- ^ There is a difference of one between the total number of votes for each party (6,824,907) and the total of valid votes (6,824,908).
References
- ^ a b Egypt Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ^ The Middle East and North Africa 2003 p292
- ^ Egypt: Elections Country Studies
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p341 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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