2015 Egyptian parliamentary election

2015 Egyptian parliamentary election

17 October – 2 December 2015

568 of the 596 seats in the House of Representatives
299 seats needed for a majority
Turnout28.27%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Essam Khalil Mohamed Badran El-Sayyid el-Badawi
Party Free Egyptians Nation's Future New Wafd
Alliance FLE FLE FLE
Last election 15 38
Seats won 65 53 36
Seat change 50 New 2

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Galal Haridy Hazem Omar Omar El-Mokhtar Semeida
Party Homeland Defenders Republican People's Congress
Alliance FLE Egyptian Front FLE
Last election
Seats won 18 13 12
Seat change New New New

Speaker of the House before election

Vacant

Elected Speaker of the House

Ali Abdel Aal
FLE

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 Abdel Fattah el-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, in some areas close to only 10%, with "many angry at the government and its policies", was widely regarded as a set-back for the administration and a success for calls to boycotts from oppositional movements.


Despite the low turnout, the election resulted in a majority for pro-Sisi forces: Independents won 325 of the 596 seats, many of whom were aligned with the president. The For the Love of Egypt alliance, a pro-Sisi coalition, secured all 120 party-list seats, while the Free Egyptians Party became the largest party with 65 seats.