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

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!"

Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt in May 1936. The election was held following the death of King Fuad I, and his son Farouk's ascension to the throne. The result was a victory for the Wafd Party, which won 169 of the 232 seats. King Farouk's coronation was held in the newly elected parliament on 29 July 1937.

Results

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