1987 Egyptian electoral reform referendum
Egyptian electoral reform referendum
A referendum on electoral reform was held in Egypt on 12 February 1987. The reform would set aside 48 seats for independent candidates at elections. The change in the law had been hastily adopted in December 1986 in order to pre-empt the Constitutional Court ruling that the 1984 elections had been unconstitutional as they had not allowed independent candidates to stand. The changes were approved by 89% of voters, leading to the early dissolution of the People's Assembly and early elections in April.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “1987 Egyptian electoral reform referendum” is egyptian electoral reform referendum. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Egyptian, electoral and reform, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “egyptian electoral reform referendum” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 11, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q5348472. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1987, 1986 and 1984.
Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “1987 Egyptian electoral reform referendum”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow 1987 Egyptian electoral reform referendum primary sources, 1987 Egyptian electoral reform referendum archive and Egyptian research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “1987 Egyptian electoral reform referendum”?
- Which cited source is closest to the event, object or claim?
- What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “1987 Egyptian electoral reform referendum” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.