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Majlis Ash-Shura (Shoura Assembly)
LAST ELECTIONS

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Parliament name -
Structure of parliament Unicameral
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%)

Notes
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%)

Notes
Distribution of votes
Round no 1
Political Group Candidates Votes %
Freedom and Justice Party and its allies
Al-Nur
New Wafd Party (NWP)
Egyptian Bloc
Others
Round no 2
Distribution of seats
Round no 1
Political Group Total
Freedom and Justice Party and its allies 106
Al-Nur 45
New Wafd Party (NWP) 14
Egyptian Bloc 8
Others 7
Round no 2
Distribution of seats according to sex
Men
Women
Percent of women
258
12
4.44%
Distribution of seats according to age
Distribution of seats according to profession
Comments
Note on the distribution of seats:
The statistics above refer to the 180 directly-elected seats.

Five women were elected in the elections held in January and February 2012.
On 23 December, the President appointed 90 members, including seven women, bringing the total number of women to 12.

Sources:
Shoura Assembly: (08.02.2013)
Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Geneva (22.03.2012)

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