Egypt was without a parliament for three years. The parliament was dissolved in June, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Egypt election committee to announce date for parliamentary poll Sunday|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/138976.aspx|accessdate=28 November 2016|agency=ahram online|date=27 August 27, 2015|ref=dissolved parliament}}</ref> On 8 July 2012, President [[Mohamed Morsi]] said he would override the [[edict]] that had dissolved the country's elected lawmakers, but that was followed by his deposition.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fahmy|first=Mohamed|title=Egypt's president calls back dissolved parliament|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/08/world/meast/egypt-politics/index.html|publisher=CNN|accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="deposition of Morsi">{{cite news|last1=Hausloner|first1=Abigail|last2=Booth|first2=William|last3=al-Hourani|first3=Sharaf|title=Egyptian military ousts Morsi, suspends constitution|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/egypts-morsi-defiant-under-pressure-as-deadline-looms/2013/07/03/28fda81c-e39d-11e2-80eb-3145e2994a55_story.html|accessdate=28 November 2016|agency=Washington Post|date=3 July 3, 2013}}</ref> Elections for parliament were held from 17 October 17, 2015 to 2 December 2nd, 2015.<ref name="Parliament 2015 Election Timetable">{{Cite news|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/139288/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-parliamentary-elections-to-start--October---.aspx|title=Timetable for Egypt's parliamentary elections announced; voting to start 17 Oct |agency=Ahram Online|date=30 August 2015|accessdate=11 September 2015}}</ref>
