The Muslim Brotherhood, which controlled a fifth of seats in the outgoing parliament, had earlier said it won no seats in Sunday’s vote but said 26 candidates were in Dec 5 run-offs.
Rights groups and the opposition accused the authorities of ballot stuffing, bullying and other dirty tricks in the first round. The government said the vote was fair and any abuses were being checked but would not undermine the overall vote.
Analysts said the government wanted to push its Islamist critics to the margins of formal politics before next year’s presidential race. Mubarak, 82, in power since 1981, has not said if he will run again in 2011.
But silencing Islamists in the assembly might empower radicals who believe the Brotherhood's stated strategy of using only peaceful means to achieve a democratic Islamic state has failed, adding to other public frustrations, analysts added.
The White House said it was disappointed with the conduct of Sunday’s voting, citing “worrying” problems with restrictions on poll monitors, the press and on freedom of speech. The United States is Egypt’s ally and a major aid donor.