1925 Egyptian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 23 March 1925.[1] The elections saw the Wafd Party lose almost half of its seats.[2]
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Background
[edit]Politics in Egypt at this time was divided into three main groups: the Wafd party, King Fuad I and his allies, and the British government. After the 1924 Egyptian parliament election, the leader of the Wafd Party Sa'ad Zaghloul became the prime minister of Egypt. He was forced to resign on November 24th following the assassination of Sir Lee Stack on November 19th, after an ultimatum by General Edmund Allenby.[3] Ahmed Ziwar Pasha formed a ministry after Zaghloul's resignation, proroguing parliament the next day. Parliament was officially dissolved on December 24th.[4]
Ahead of the new elections, King Fuad created the Ittihad Party, or Union Party, led by Yahya Ibrahim.[5] King Fuad also sought allies in the Liberal Constitutional Party and the Watani Party.[6] The elections were supervised by Ismail Sidqi, the new Minister of the Interior.[7] Sidqi tried to prevent the Wafd from winning by clamping down on the press as well as gerrymandering the districts to hinder Wafdist candidates. However, this did not stop the Wafd party from obtaining a majority of the seats. The first, and only, act of parliament on the morning of March 23rd 1925 was to vote to elect Zaghloul Speaker of the House 123 to 85. Furious, King Fuad dissolved parliament in the afternoon. Parliament was in session for less than half a day.[8][6]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Wafd Party | 31,482 | 46.75 | 113 | |
| Liberal Constitutional Party (Egypt) | 13,771 | 20.45 | 40 | |
| National Party (Egypt) | 2,931 | 4.35 | 7 | |
| Ittihad Party | 11,465 | 17.03 | 29 | |
| Independents | 7,693 | 11.42 | 22 | |
| Total | 67,342 | 100.00 | 211 | |
| Source: M.F Khatib (1954) Appendix II Table II | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ M.F Khatib (1954) "The working of parliamentary institutions in Egypt, 1924-1952", Appendix II Table II
- ^ M.F Khatib (1954) "The working of parliamentary institutions in Egypt, 1924-1952", Appendix II Table II
- ^ Deeb 1979, pp. 134–136.
- ^ M.F Khatib (1954) page 171 Table "Length of Term of Egyptian Parliaments"
- ^ Terry 1982, p. 182.
- ^ a b Deeb 1979, p. 136.
- ^ Quraishi 1967, pp. 98–99.
- ^ Terry 1982, p. 183.
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Sources
[edit]Terry, Janice J. (1982). The Wafd: Cornerstone of Egyptian Political Power. Publisher: Third World Centre for Research and Publishing. ISBN 9780861990009.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
Deeb, Marius (1979). Party Politics in Egypt: the Wafd & its Rivals 1919–1939. Ithaca Press. ISBN 9780903729406.
Quraishi, Zaheer M. (1967). Liberal Nationalism in Egypt; Rise and Fall of the Wafd Party. Jamal Printing Press. ISBN 9780861990009.
Khatib, M.F (1954). The working of parliamentary institutions in Egypt, 1924-1952 (Thesis). University of Edinburgh.