1977 Syrian parliamentary election

1977 Syrian parliamentary election

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All 250 seats to the Parliament of Syria 126 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   IND Leader Hafez al-Assad Independent politicians Party Ba'ath Party Independents Alliance NPF Last election 122 46 Seats won 125 46 Seat change 3
Speaker before election Mohammad Ali al-Halabi Ba'ath Party Elected Speaker Mohammad Ali al-Halabi Ba'ath Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 1 and 2 August 1977. ^[1] The result was a victory for the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, which won 125 of the 195 seats. ^[2]

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Ba'ath Party	125	+3
	Arab Socialist Union Party	10	+4
	Syrian Communist Party	8	0
	Arab Socialist Movement	3	0
	Socialist Unionist Party	3	+2
	Independents	46	0
Total		195	+9
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