1953 Syrian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 9 October 1953. [1] They were the elections held under the 1953 constitution, which granted universal suffrage to women, scrapping the educational requirements used in previous elections. [2]

The result was a victory for the Arab Liberation Movement, which won 72 of the 82 seats. [3] The People's Party and the National Party were both closed down and prohibited from operating. Most of their leaders were imprisoned or under house arrest due to President Adib al-Shishakli's tyrannical regime that came to power after a coup d'état 3 years earlier.

Results

Parliament of Syria 1953.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Arab Liberation Movement 72New
Syrian Social Nationalist Party 10
Syrian Communist Party 0New
Independents9–22
Total82–32
Total votes864,425
Registered voters/turnout995,41786.84
Source: Nohlen et al.

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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., p216
  3. Nohlen et al., p225