2007 Egyptian Shura Council election

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Elections for the

Shura Council were held in Egypt on 11 and 18 June 2007. From a total of 264 seats in the Shura Council, the upper house of the Egyptian parliament
, 88 are for election every three years.

Campaign

There were 587 candidates competing for the 88 seats in 24 provinces. The main parties running were the

Conduct

Violence on election day led to the death of a supporter of an independent candidate in Sharqia province after fighting with supporters of the NDP.[1]

Results

Egyptian media reported that 11 of the 88 seats were won uncontested by the National Democratic Party.[1] In total, the NDP won 70 seats in the first round of the election, while one seat went to the National Progressive Unionist Party (commonly known as "Tagammu"). Voter turnout was reportedly 23%.[2] The NDP won all 17 seats determined in the second round.

PartySeats
First
round
Second
round
Not upNominatedTotal
New Wafd Party
00022
Free Social Constitutional Party00011
Democratic Front Party00011
Democratic Generation Party00011
Egyptian Green Party00011
Solidarity Party00011
Independents00279
Total71178988264
Source: IPU

References

  1. ^ a b c "One killed, four wounded in Egyptian election-day violence". Haaretz. 11 June 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Mubaraks Partei gewinnt Wahl" [Mubarak's party wins election] (in German). derstandard.at. 16 January 2008.