| Parliament name |
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| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Majlis Ash-Shura / Shoura Assembly |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Majlis Al-Chaab / People's Assembly
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| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) (from/to) | 29 January 2012
22 February 2012 |
| Purpose of elections |
After becoming the largest party in the People's Assembly, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) won a clear majority in the Shoura Assembly. The FJP was formed by the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), which had been banned under the former regime. The FJP and its allies won 106 of the 180 directly elected seats. The Salafist Al-Nur party took 45 seats while Wafd and the Egyptian Bloc took 14 and eight seats respectively. An additional 90 members are due to be appointed by Egypt's next president, expected to be elected by June 2012. |
Date of previous elections: 1 & 8 June 2010
Date of dissolution of the outgoing legislature: 13 February 2011
Timing of election: Early elections
Expected date of next elections: January 2015
Number of seats at stake: 190 (full renewal)
Number of candidates: 2,888
Percentage of women candidates: Not available
Number of parties contesting the election: Not available
Number of parties winning seats: 6
Alternation of power: No
Number of parties in government: N/A
Names of parties in government: Freedom and Justice Party
Date of the first session of the new parliament: 28.02.2012
Name of the new Speaker: Mr. Ahmed Fahmy (Freedom and Justice Party) |
| STATISTICS |
| Voter turnout |
| Round no 1 (from/to) | 29 January 2012
7 February 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
25'380'629
3'913'565 (15.42%)
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Notes
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| Round no 2 (from/to) | 14 February 2012
22 February 2012 |
Number of registered electors
Voters
Blank or invalid ballot papers
Valid votes |
25'012'269
3'060'270 (12.24%)
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Notes
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| Distribution of votes |
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| Distribution of seats |
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
175
5
2.78%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
| Source: Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Geneva (22.03.2012) |
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