2003 Syrian parliamentary election

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2003 Syrian parliamentary election
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  1998 5 March 2003 2007  

All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria
126 seats needed for a majority
Registered7,181,206
Turnout63.45% (Decrease2.svg 24.77pp)
 First partySecond party
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IND
Leader Bashar al-Assad Independent politicians
Party Ba'ath Party Independents
Alliance NPF
Last election13583
Seats won13583
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg

Speaker before election

Abdel Kader Kaddoura
Ba'ath Party

Elected Speaker

Muhammad Naji al-Otari
Ba'ath Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 5 March 2003. The number of seats reserved for the parties in the National Progressive Front was 167, and that reserved for independents 83.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Ba'ath Party 1350
Syrian Communist Party 80
Arab Socialist Union Party 70
Socialist Unionist Party 70
Arab Socialist Movement 40
Democratic Socialist Unionist Party 40
National Covenant Party 2New
Independents830
Total250
Total votes4,556,475
Registered voters/turnout7,181,20663.45
Source: IPU