1986 Syrian parliamentary election

1986 Syrian parliamentary election

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All 250 seats in 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 127 46 Seats won 130 35 Seat change 3 11
Speaker before election Mahmoud Zuabi Ba'ath Party Elected Speaker Mahmoud Zuabi Ba'ath Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 10 and 11 February 1986. ^[1] Members were elected using the multiple non-transferable vote in fifteen constituencies, with an average district magnitude of thirteen. ^[2] The result was a victory for the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, which won 130 of the 195 seats. ^[3]

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Ba'ath Party	130	+3
	Arab Socialist Union Party	9	0
	Syrian Communist Party	8	New
	Socialist Unionist Party	8	0
	Arab Socialist Movement	5	0
	Independents	35	–11
Total		195	0
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., p218
3. Nohlen et al., p226