1981 Syrian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 9 and 10 November 1981.[1] The result was a victory for the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, which won 127 of the 195 seats.[2]

1981 Syrian parliamentary election

9 and 10 November 1981

All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria
126 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Hafez al-Assad
Party Ba'ath Party Independent
Alliance National Progressive Front
Last election 125 46
Seats won 127 46
Seat change 2

Speaker before election

Mahmoud Hadid
Ba'ath Party

Elected Speaker

Mahmoud Zuabi
Ba'ath Party

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party127+2
Arab Socialist Union9–1
Socialist Unionists8+5
Arab Socialist Movement5+2
Independents460
Invalid/blank votes
Total 1950
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. Nohlen et al., p226
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