Egypt House of Representatives Election 2026

What this countdown tracks

Egypt's next election to the 596-seat Majlis al-Nuwwab — the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Egyptian Parliament — expected in late October and November 2026 on the five-year cycle from the October–December 2020 vote. The National Election Authority administers the staggered ballot across 28 governorates; voters elect 568 directly elected members (half through individual candidacy, half through closed party lists) plus 28 presidential appointees.

About this election

The 2014 Constitution as amended in 2019 sets the Parliament's term at five years and creates a bicameral structure: the House of Representatives plus a 300-member Senate (Majlis al-Shuyukh), the latter elected separately in 2025. The 2020 House election returned a strong majority for parties supportive of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi — the Mostaqbal Watan (Nation's Future) coalition, the Republican People's Party, the Wafd Party and the Homat al-Watan Party — with the leftist Tagammu and the al-Wasat parties holding small minority blocs.

Sisi was re-elected to a third term in December 2023 with 89.6 percent on a 66.8 percent reported turnout, after the 2019 constitutional referendum extended presidential terms from four to six years and lifted the two-term ceiling for him personally. The post-2024 IMF programme, the Gaza war's economic and demographic spillover into Sinai, and the deepening currency crisis form the institutional backdrop.

Key issues

The 2026 House election will weigh the government's IMF-aligned economic reform programme, the impact of the November 2024 currency-board pegs, the Suez Canal revenue collapse from Houthi Red Sea attacks, the strategic-relations question between Cairo, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, the Gaza border and the Rafah crossing, water security and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam dispute, and the licensed-opposition framework's accommodation of the Civil Democratic Movement.

Past results

• 2020 (Oct–Dec): Mostaqbal Watan 316 seats, Republican People's Party 50, New Wafd 26, Homat al-Watan 23 — pro-Sisi bloc dominant.
• 2015: For the Love of Egypt list 120 of 120 list seats, Free Egyptians 65, Future of a Nation 53 — first post-2014-constitution House.
• 2011 (post-revolution): Freedom and Justice (Muslim Brotherhood) 235, Al-Nour 121, New Wafd 41, Egyptian Bloc 33 — dissolved by SCAF in June 2012.

How to follow

The National Election Authority publishes results at elections.eg; Al-Ahram, Egypt Independent and the official MENA news agency run dominant Arabic and English coverage. Al Jazeera and Reuters Cairo carry international wire feeds. Polls run over multiple days across staggered governorate phases — typically two phases for the first round plus runoffs for individual seats.

Related countdowns

Egypt's 2026 House election sits in the Middle East / North Africa cluster with the Iran presidential election, Turkey presidential election and Israel Knesset election. For comparable PR-mixed systems see the Pakistan general election.

FAQ

When is the Egypt 2026 House election? Expected staggered phases through October–November 2026; the National Election Authority publishes the schedule typically four months ahead. Who is running? Mostaqbal Watan and allied pro-Sisi parties; the licensed Civil Democratic Movement opposition. The Muslim Brotherhood remains banned. Why does this election matter globally? Egypt is the most populous Arab country (115 million), Suez Canal operator, key Gaza mediator, and a major IMF programme client. How is the Senate different? The 300-seat Majlis al-Shuyukh is a separate upper house with limited legislative powers; its members serve five-year terms on a staggered cycle.