2011-12 Egyptian Parliamentary Elections
October 26, 2011
Egypt will hold elections for its upper and lower houses of parliament – the Shura Council and People's Assembly– beginning on November 28, 2011. Voting will take place in multiple stages, as detailed below. This is the first parliamentary election to take place since the Egyptian Revolution in early 2011 and it promises to be an exciting new chapter for the Egyptian people. The members of parliament who win seats in this election will be responsible for drafting a new Egyptian constitution as well as normal government duties. Check back here for updates over the coming months.
Election Dates for the People's Assembly
1st stage: November 28, run-off December 5
2nd stage: December 14, run-off December 21
3rd stage: January 3, run-off January 10
Election Dates for the Shura Council
Beginning on January 22, 2012
Resources
News Stories
- Reuters, "Official election campaigns start in Egypt this week", 2 November 2011
- Reuters, "Egypt to ratify anti-corruption law in days: minister", 2 November 2011
- Egyptian State Information Service, “Elections committee to announce candidates”, 25 October 2011
- Agence France Presse, “Egyptian expats can vote, court says”, 25 October 2011
- Al-Ahram, “Finally, Egypt’s parties set to begin the battle for post-Mubarak Parliament”, 25 October 2011
- Reuters, “Carter to ‘witness’ Egypt parliamentary elections”, 7 October 2011
- Al-Ahram, “SCAF finally reveals parliamentary elections dates and roadmap”, 27 September 2011