Egyptian parliamentary election, 2015
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The Egyptian parliamentary election of 2015 was the first legislative vote held after the 2013 military ouster of President Mohamed Morsi, resulting in a new House of Representatives dominated by pro-government and independent candidates amid low voter turnout.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | parliamentary election ⓘ |
| ageRequirementCandidates | 25 ⓘ |
| ageRequirementVoters | 18 ⓘ |
| context | post-2013 Egyptian political transition ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| elects | House of Representatives (Egypt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2015-12-02 ⓘ |
| estimatedTurnoutPercentage | about 28 ⓘ |
| firstPhaseEnd | 2015-10-19 ⓘ |
| firstPhaseStart | 2015-10-17 ⓘ |
| follows | Egyptian parliamentary election, 2011–2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ForTheLoveOfEgyptPerformance | won all party-list seats ⓘ |
| internationalObservation | limited international monitoring ⓘ |
| IslamistPartiesPerformance | heavily reduced representation ⓘ |
| legislature | House of Representatives (Egypt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Arab Republic of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBeneficiary | pro-government forces aligned with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ⓘ |
| mainOppositionCondition | fragmented and weak ⓘ |
| mainWinningAlliance | For the Love of Egypt list NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MuslimBrotherhoodStatus | banned from participation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dominance of pro-government candidates
ⓘ
first parliamentary election after ouster of President Mohamed Morsi ⓘ large number of independents ⓘ low voter turnout ⓘ |
| numberOfAppointedMembers | 28 ⓘ |
| numberOfElectedMembers | 568 ⓘ |
| numberOfElectoralPhases | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfIndividualSeats | 448 ⓘ |
| numberOfListSeats | 120 ⓘ |
| otherQuotas |
reserved seats for Christians
ⓘ
reserved seats for Egyptians abroad ⓘ reserved seats for people with disabilities ⓘ reserved seats for workers and farmers ⓘ |
| previousLegislatureDissolved | People's Assembly of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForElection | restoration of a legislature after 2013 Egyptian coup d'état ⓘ |
| resultingParliamentCharacterization | strongly pro-presidency ⓘ |
| resultingParliamentTermStart | 2016-01 ⓘ |
| runoffPeriod | October–December 2015 ⓘ |
| secondPhaseEnd | 2015-11-23 ⓘ |
| secondPhaseStart | 2015-11-21 ⓘ |
| startDate | 2015-10-17 ⓘ |
| supervisingBody | High Elections Committee (Egypt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalSeatsContested | 596 ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | low ⓘ |
| votingSystem | mixed electoral system ⓘ |
| votingSystemComponent |
individual (single-member) seats
ⓘ
party list seats ⓘ |
| womenQuota | reserved seats for women on party lists ⓘ |
| youthQuota | reserved seats for youth on party lists ⓘ |
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