1936 Egyptian parliamentary election

1936 Egyptian parliamentary election

May 1936

First party Second party Third party   Leader Mostafa el-Nahas Mohamed Mahmoud Hafiz Ramadan Bey Party Wafd Liberal Constitutional National Seats won 169 17 4

Prime Minister before election Aly Maher Pasha Ittihad Party Subsequent Prime Minister Mostafa el-Nahas Wafd Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt in May 1936. The result was a victory for the Wafd Party, which won 169 of the 232 seats.

Political Cartoon by Akher Saa showing the Wafd crushing their opponents after the 1936 election: "I can crush you ... but I don't want to get my hands dirty!"

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Wafd Party	169	–29
	Liberal Constitutional Party	17	–
	National Party	4	–
	Independents	42	–
Total		232	–4
Source: Sternberger et al.