1938 Egyptian parliamentary election

1938 Egyptian parliamentary election
6 April 1938
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Mohammed Mahmoud Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha Mostafa el-Nahas
Party Qawmiyyun Saadist Wafd
Seats won 105 87 14
Percentage 42.61% 25.43 6.26%
Prime Minister before election

Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha
Liberal Constitutional

Subsequent Prime Minister

Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha
Liberal Constitutional

Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 6 April 1938. The result was a victory for the ruling coalition government, dubbed the Qawmiyyun, which won 105 of the 264 seats. This was the only election that the Wafd Party lost without boycotting, due to election rigging by the government.


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