Electric scissors (1A, 1B) comprising: a first blade (2A, 2B) including a cutting edge portion (20A, 20B) and a transmission portion (21A, 21 B), and rotatably supported by a shaft (4A, 4B) serving as a fulcrum; a second blade (3A, 3B) including a cutting edge portion (30A, 30B) and a transmission portion (31A, 31B), wherein an object between the first blade (2A, 2B) and the second blade (3A, 3B) is cut by closing the first blade (2A, 2B) and the second blade (3A, 3B); a toggle link mechanism (7A, 7B) including a first link (71A, 71 B), a second link (72A, 72B), and a drive shaft (70A, 70B); and a drive section (5, 6), wherein one end of the first link (71A, 71 B) is rotatably connected to said transmission portion (21A, 21 B) of the first blade (2A, 2B), one end of the second link (72A, 72B) is rotatably connected to said transmission portion (31A, 31B) of the second blade (3A, 3B), the other end of the first link (71A, 71B) is rotatably connected to the other end of the second link (72A, 72B) through the drive shaft (70A, 70B), and the drive section (5, 6) is configured to close the first blade (2A, 2B) and the second blade (3A, 3B) by displacing said drive shaft (70A, 70B) in a direction of increasing an angle between the first link (71A, 71B) and the second link (72A, 72B), and to open the first blade (2A, 2B) and the second blade (3A, 3B) by displacing said drive shaft (70A, 70B) in a direction of decreasing said angle between the first link (71A, 71B) and the second link (72A, 72B), wherein the drive section includes a motor to be rotatably driven, and a ball screw mechanism configured to convert a rotation of the motor into a linear motion and to transmit the linear motion to said drive shaft (70A, 70B) of said toggle link mechanism (7A, 7B), and wherein the ball screw mechanism includes a screw shaft and a nut portion configured to linearly move along the screw shaft by rotating the screw shaft, characterized in that the drive shaft (70A, 70B) is connected to the nut portion via a transmission member. a first blade (2A, 2B) including a cutting edge portion (20A, 20B) and a transmission portion (21A, 21 B), and rotatably supported by a shaft (4A, 4B) serving as a fulcrum; a second blade (3A, 3B) including a cutting edge portion (30A, 30B) and a transmission portion (31A, 31B), wherein an object between the first blade (2A, 2B) and the second blade (3A, 3B) is cut by closing the first blade (2A, 2B) and the second blade (3A, 3B); a toggle link mechanism (7A, 7B) including a first link (71A, 71 B), a second link (72A, 72B), and a drive shaft (70A, 70B); and a drive section (5, 6), wherein one end of the first link (71A, 71 B) is rotatably connected to said transmission portion (21A, 21 B) of the first blade (2A, 2B), one end of the second link (72A, 72B) is rotatably connected to said transmission portion (31A, 31B) of the second blade (3A, 3B), the other end of the first link (71A, 71B) is rotatably connected to the other end of the second link (72A, 72B) through the drive shaft (70A, 70B), and the drive section (5, 6) is configured to close the first blade (2A, 2B) and the second blade (3A, 3B) by displacing said drive shaft (70A, 70B) in a direction of increasing an angle between the first link (71A, 71B) and the second link (72A, 72B), and to open the first blade (2A, 2B) and the second blade (3A, 3B) by displacing said drive shaft (70A, 70B) in a direction of decreasing said angle between the first link (71A, 71B) and the second link (72A, 72B), wherein the drive section includes a motor to be rotatably driven, and a ball screw mechanism configured to convert a rotation of the motor into a linear motion and to transmit the linear motion to said drive shaft (70A, 70B) of said toggle link mechanism (7A, 7B), and wherein the ball screw mechanism includes a screw shaft and a nut portion configured to linearly move along the screw shaft by rotating the screw shaft, characterized in that the drive shaft (70A, 70B) is connected to the nut portion via a transmission member.