2020 Egyptian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Egypt on 24–25 October and 7–8 November 2020 to elect the House of Representatives.[1] The election resulted in a landslide victory for the Nation's Future Party, winning 316 of the 596 seats.
Date
The elections were initially expected to be held in April or May 2020.
Date | Phase | Eligible voters |
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21–23 October | Round 1 of the first phase for citizens abroad | Alexandria, Giza, Beheira, Matruh, Faiyum, Beni Suef, Minya, Asyut, New Valley, Sohag, Qena, Luxor, Aswan and Red Sea citizens who reside abroad |
24–25 October | Round 1 of the first phase for citizens in Egypt | Alexandria, Giza, Beheira, Matruh, Faiyum, Beni Suef, Minya, Asyut, New Valley, Sohag, Qena, Luxor, Aswan and Red Sea citizens |
4–6 November | Round 1 of the second phase for citizens abroad | Cairo, Qalyubia, Dakahlia, Monufia, Sharqia, Gharbiya, Kafr El Sheikh, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, North Sinai and South Sinai citizens who reside abroad |
7–8 November | Round 1 of the second phase for citizens in Egypt | Cairo, Qalyubia, Dakahlia, Monufia, Sharqia, Gharbiya, Kafr El Sheikh, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, North Sinai and South Sinai citizens |
21–23 November | Round 2 of the first phase for citizens abroad | Alexandria, Giza, Beheira, Matruh, Faiyum, Beni Suef, Minya, Asyut, New Valley, Sohag, Qena, Luxor, Aswan and Red Sea citizens who reside abroad |
23–24 November | Round 2 of the first phase for citizens in Egypt | Alexandria, Giza, Beheira, Matruh, Faiyum, Beni Suef, Minya, Asyut, New Valley, Sohag, Qena, Luxor, Aswan and Red Sea citizens |
4–6 December | Round 2 of the second phase for citizens abroad | Cairo, Qalyubia, Dakahlia, Monufia, Sharqia, Gharbiya, Kafr El Sheikh, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, North Sinai and South Sinai citizens who reside abroad |
7–8 December | Round 2 of the second phase for citizens in Egypt | Cairo, Qalyubia, Dakahlia, Monufia, Sharqia, Gharbiya, Kafr El Sheikh, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, North Sinai and South Sinai citizens |
The final results will be announced by the National Elections Authority on 14 December 2020.
Electoral system
A total of 568 seats will be elected in a form of parallel voting; 284 of them will be elected using a two-round system in 142 constituencies and the other 284 will be elected using party lists in four constituencies.
PR Constituencies
# | Constituency name | No. of seats | Governorates | Election date |
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1 | Cairo, Central and Southern Delta | 100 | Cairo, Qalyubia, Dakahlia, Monufia, Gharbiya, Kafr El Sheikh | 7–8 November |
2 | Northern, Central and Southern Upper Egypt | 100 | Giza, Faiyum, Beni Suef, Minya, Asyut, New Valley, Sohag, Qena, Luxor, Aswan, Red Sea | 24–25 October |
3 | Western Delta | 42 | Alexandria, Beheira, Matruh | 24–25 October |
4 | Eastern Delta | 42 | Sharqia, Damietta, Port Said, Ismailia, Suez, North Sinai, South Sinai | 7–8 November |
TR Constituencies
# | Name | No. of constituencies | No. of TR seats | PR constituency | Election date |
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1 | Cairo | 19 | 31 | Cairo, Central and Southern Delta | 7–8 November |
2 | Giza | 12 | 25 | Northern, Central and Southern Upper Egypt | 24–25 October |
3 | Dakahlia | 10 | 21 | Cairo, Central and Southern Delta | 7–8 November |
4 | Sharqia
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8 | 21 | Eastern Delta | 7–8 November |
5 | Beheira | 9 | 18 | Western Delta | 24–25 October |
6 | Alexandria | 6 | 16 | Western Delta | 24–25 October |
7 | Qalyubia
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6 | 16 | Cairo, Central and Southern Delta | 7–8 November |
8 | Minya | 6 | 16 | Northern, Central and Southern Upper Egypt | 24–25 October |
9 | Sohag | 8 | 14 | Northern, Central and Southern Upper Egypt | 24–25 October |
10 | Gharbia | 7 | 14 | Cairo, Central and Southern Delta | 7–8 November |
11 | Asyut | 4 | 12 | Northern, Central and Southern Upper Egypt | 24–25 October |
12 | Monufia | 6 | 11 | Cairo, Central and Southern Delta | 7–8 November |
13 | Kafr El Sheikh | 4 | 10 | Cairo, Central and Southern Delta | 7–8 November |
14 | Faiyum | 4 | 10 | Northern, Central and Southern Upper Egypt | 24–25 October |
15 | Qena | 4 | 9 | Northern, Central and Southern Upper Egypt | 24–25 October |
16 | Beni Suef | 4 | 8 | Northern, Central and Southern Upper Egypt | 24–25 October |
17 | Aswan | 4 | 5 | Northern, Central and Southern Upper Egypt | 24–25 October |
18 | Ismailia | 3 | 5 | Eastern Delta | 7–8 November |
19 | Damietta | 2 | 4 | Eastern Delta | 7–8 November |
20 | Luxor | 3 | 3 | Northern, Central and Southern Upper Egypt | 24–25 October |
21 | Red Sea | 3 | 3 | Northern, Central and Southern Upper Egypt | 24–25 October |
22 | New Valley | 2 | 2 | Northern, Central and Southern Upper Egypt | 24–25 October |
23 | Matruh
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2 | 2 | Western Delta | 24–25 October |
24 | Port Said | 2 | 2 | Eastern Delta | 7–8 November |
25 | North Sinai | 2 | 2 | Eastern Delta | 7–8 November |
26 | South Sinai | 2 | 2 | Eastern Delta | 7–8 November |
27 | Suez | 2 | 2 | Eastern Delta | 7–8 November |
Total | 143 | 284 |
Parties
One alliance that will contest the election, called the National Unified Coalition, includes the
Many different figures, including Zyad Elelaimy, Hisham Fouad, Omar El-Shenety and Hossam Moanis, were arrested on 25 June 2019 on charges of "bringing down the state"; however, the people involved were part of an alliance called the Coalition of Hope that was considering contesting the parliamentary election.[7] Other organizations involved in the alliance included the Civil Democratic Movement.[8] One source indicated that the reason for the arrests was the unwillingness of the alliance to cooperate with the NSA.[3] They were subsequently convicted in 2021 and given prison sentences.[9]
Process
First Phase
Number of seats for women
and political parties they belong to in the 1st phase of the House of Representatives elections in Egypt; detailed in diagram:
Second Phase
Final seat distribution
Maps
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