Egyptian parliamentary election, 2015

Egyptian parliamentary election, 2015

2011/2012 ← 17 October – 2 December 2015 → 2020

568 of 596 seats to the House of Representatives (28 seats appointed). 299 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader Essam Khalil Mohammed Badran El-Sayyid el-Badawi Party Free Egyptians Party Nation's Future Party New Wafd Party Alliance For the Love of Egypt For the Love of Egypt For the Love of Egypt Seats before 15 New Party 38 Seats won 65 53 36 Seat change 50 53 2   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Galal Haridy Hazem Omar Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida Party Homeland Defenders Party Republican People's Party Conference Party Alliance For the Love of Egypt Egyptian Front For the Love of Egypt Seats before New Party Not Contested New Party Seats won 18 13 12 Seat change 18 13 12

Free Egyptians Party: 65 seats   Nation's Future Party: 53 seats   New Wafd Party: 36 seats   Protectors of the Homeland Party: 18 seats   Republican People's Party: 13 seats   Conference Party: 12 seats   al-Nour Party: 11 seats   Conservative Party: 6 seats   Democratic Peace Party: 5 seats   Egyptian Social Democratic Party: 4 seats   Egyptian Patriotic Movement: 4 seats   Modern Egypt Party: 4 seats   Reform and Development Party: 3 seats   Freedom Party: 3 seats   My Homeland Egypt Party: 3 seats   National Progressive Unionist Party: 2 seats   Arab Democratic Nasserist Party: 1 seat   Revolutionary Guards Party: 1 seat   Free Egyptian Building Party: 1 seat   Independents: 351 seats

Speaker of the House before election Vacant Elected Speaker of the House Ali Abdel Aal Support Egypt

Vacant

Ali Abdel Aal
Support Egypt

Egyptian parliamentary elections to the House of Representatives were held in two phases, from 17 October to 2 December 2015. The elected parliament will be entrusted with the task of reviewing the laws that were passed while a parliament was not in session.

In preparation for the election, security was tightened across the country with at least 185,000 troops supporting police, president Sisi made a televised appeal for Egyptians to vote, and in mid-October, public sector employees were given half a day's holiday to encourage them to take part. The strikingly low turnout of around 10%, with "many angry at the government and its policies", was widely regarded as a set-back for the regime and a success for calls to boycotts from oppositional movements.

The parliament is made up of 596 seats, with 448 seats elected through the single member districts, 120 elected through block vote in which party list should win 50%+ votes to win all seats however if no list achieved the threshold, a second round held between top two parties and the list with the most votes wins. Party list contain quotas for youth, women, Christians, and workers. Single member districts consists of 1-member distrcit, 2-member districts, 3-member district and 4-member districts, winner should win 50%+ of the votes, if no one achieved the threshold a second round held between top candidates (candidates number should be the double of contested seat number) and the candidate with the most votes wins. In addition, 28 are selected by the president. The government commission that set the rules for the 2015 parliamentary elections drastically reduced the number of "list seats" (candidates who shared party affiliations or other alliances, and whose ranks had to include people under the age of thirty-five, women, Christians, and other traditionally underrepresented groups) from the 2011 election."

In the first phase, elections will be held from 17 to 28 October 2015 in the fourteen governorates of the Upper Egypt and West Delta regions, namely the governorates of Giza, Fayoum, Beni Suef, Minya, Asyut, New Valley, Sohag, Qena, Luxor, Aswan, Red Sea, Alexandria, Beheira, and Matruh.