1969 United Arab Republic parliamentary election

none United Arab Republic Parliamentary 1964 United Arab Republic parliamentary election 1964 1971 Egyptian parliamentary election 1971 8 January 1969 Nasser portrait2.jpg Gamal Abdel Nasser Arab Socialist Union (Egypt) 350 6,368,511 100% Prime Minister Subsequent Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser Gamal Abdel Nasser Arab Socialist Union (Egypt) Arab Socialist Union (Egypt) Parliamentary elections were held in the United Arab Republic (now Egypt) on 8 January 1969, with a second round in 13 constituencies on 13 January. At the time the country was a one-party state and all candidates had to be members of the Arab Socialist Union (ASU). Two candidates were elected from each of the 175 constituencies, with a second round of voting required if one or both of the candidates failed to win over 50% of the vote in the first round, or neither of the candidates with over 50% were classed as a worker or farmer (each constituency had to have at least one farmer or worker representing it).United Arab Republic Inter-Parliamentary Union The ASU organised "candidature conferences" in which it selected two candidates for each constituency, except in the Suez Canal Zone, where 12 members were declared elected under Article 16 of the National Assembly Basic Act, which stated that "in cases of extreme necessity, the President of the Republic is empowered to declare the 2 candidates elected by decree, without any elections being held". In addition to the 338 candidates nominated by the conferences, a further 470 candidates were nominated by ASU members. Of the 350 members elected, 323 were conference candidates and 27 member candidates. Voter turnout was 88.2%. Following the election, a further 10 members were appointed by the President. Results File:Composition of the Parliament of the United Arab Republic.svg Arab Socialist Union 6368511 350 0 Presidential appointees 10 0 0 202906 7448757 IPU References United Arab Republic United Arab Republic Parliamentary election Category:Elections in the United Arab Republic Category:One-party elections United Arab Republic United Arab Republic