1961 Syrian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 1 and 2 December 1961.[1] The People's Party remained the largest party in parliament, winning 33 of the 172 seats.
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All 172 seats to the Parliament of Syria 87 seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 48—84% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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People's Party | 33 | +3 | |||
National Party | 21 | +2 | |||
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party | 20 | –2 | |||
Muslim Brotherhood | 10 | +10 | |||
Arab Liberation Movement | 4 | +2 | |||
Socialist Cooperation Party | 0 | –2 | |||
Syrian Social Nationalist Party | 0 | –2 | |||
Syrian Communist Party | 0 | –1 | |||
Kurdistan Democratic Party | 0 | New | |||
Assyrian Democratic Organization | 0 | New | |||
Independents | 84 | +20 | |||
Total | 172 | +30 | |||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
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