1990 Syrian parliamentary election

1990 Syrian parliamentary election

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All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria 126 seats needed for a majority
Registered	6,576,907
Turnout	49.64%
First party Second party   IND Leader Hafez al-Assad Independent politicians Party Ba'ath Party Independents Alliance NPF Last election 130 35 Seats won 134 84 Seat change 4 49
Speaker before election Abd al-Qadir Qaddura Ba'ath Party Elected Speaker Abd al-Qadir Qaddura Ba'ath Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 22 and 23 May 1990. ^[1] No political parties were permitted outside the National Progressive Front, though candidates outside this group could run as independents. Approximately 9,000 candidates ran as independents. ^[2] Members were elected using the multiple non-transferable vote in fifteen districts, with an average district magnitude of 16.6. ^[3] The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 134 of the 250 seats. ^[4] Voter turnout was 49.6%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Ba'ath Party			134	+4
	Arab Socialist Union Party			8	–1
	Syrian Communist Party			8	0
	Socialist Unionist Party			7	–1
	Arab Socialist Movement			5	0
	Democratic Socialist Unionist Party			4	New
	Independents			84	+49
Total				250	+55
Total votes		3,264,616	–
Registered voters/turnout		6,576,907	49.64
Source: Nohlen et al., IPU

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
2. Perthes, Volker (1992). "Syria's Parliamentary Elections: Remodeling Asad's Political Base". Middle East Report (174). Middle East Research and Information Project: 15–18. doi:10.2307/3012963. JSTOR   3012963.
3. Nohlen et al., p218
4. Nohlen et al., p226