Voting resumed Wednesday for the second day in the third and final round of elections in Qalyubiya, Gharbiya, Daqahlia, North Sinai, South Sinai, Minya, Marsa Matrouh, Qena and New Valley governorates.
There are 2,753 candidates vying for 150 seats, 100 of which will be allocated through the party list-based system and 50 through the single-winner system.
Voter turnout in Gharbiya was generally low for the first hours of the morning.
In a statement Tuesday, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) estimated voter turnout at 35 percent. The party said Daqahlia and Qalyubiya have had the highest voter turnouts, followed by Gharbiya, Minya, South Sinai and New Valley.
Qena and Marsa Matrouh have so far had the lowest number of voters.
The FJP criticized breaches it said were committed by rival parties, such as an alleged assault on an FJP supporter the Daqahlia constituency of Manzala.
In Mahalla, some polling stations opened behind schedule. Security prevented voters from taking campaign materials into polling stations, while representatives from the FJP and Nour Party continued to help voters find their polling stations.
In Qena, Governor Adel Labib said the electoral process is proceeding smoothly in the governorate. Present in large numbers, security forces are able to quickly address any problems that arise, he said.
Turnout was low in Daqahlia's fourth constituency, which encompasses Manzala, Matariya, Gammaliya, Meet Selseel, Minyet al-Nasr and Kordi.
In an attempt to increase turnout, FJP and Nour Party supporters used dozens of microbuses, vans and tuk tuks to transport voters to their polling stations.
Dozens of children under 10 years old were seen carrying posters of Nour Party candidate Hashem Mohamed Negm in front of Salam School.
The cabinet of ministers Information and Decision Support Center on Wednesday said about 72 percent of expatriate Egyptians eligible to vote in the third round of elections have already cast their votes in the polls.
Amr al-Agamawy, the support center's executive director, said that 82,000 registered voters, around 59,849 expatriates have voted.
Voters handed over their ballot envelopes to embassies and consulates, while others cast their votes at the polling stations set up at 127 embassies and 11 consulates.
