2007 Syrian parliamentary election

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2007 Syrian parliamentary election
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  2003 22 April 2007 2012  

All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria
126 seats needed for a majority
Registered7,805,994
Turnout56.12% (Decrease2.svg 7.33pp)
 First partySecond party
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IND
Leader Bashar al-Assad Independent politicians
Party Ba'ath Party Independents
Alliance NPF
Last election16783
Seats won16981
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg2

Speaker before election

Mahmoud al-Abrash
Ba'ath Party

Elected Speaker

Mahmoud al-Abrash
Ba'ath Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 22 April 2007. The number of seats reserved for the parties in the National Progressive Front was increased to 170 from 167, decreasing the seats for independents to 80 from 83. [1] The election was boycotted by the opposition in exile, who described it as a "farce". [2]

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Pre-election events

The number of entrants to the parliamentary election race at the deadline reached 9,770, of whom 2,293 were approved, including 158 women. The entrants competed for 250 seats which are divided among the 14 governorates of Syria as follows:

GovernorateSeatsPercentage
Damascus 2911.6%
Rif Dimashq 197.6%
Quneitra 52%
Daraa 104%
As Suwaydā' 62.4%
Homs 239.2%
Tartous 135.2%
Latakia 176.8%
Hama 228.8%
Idlib 187.2%
Aleppo 5220.8%
Raqqa 83.2%
Deir ez-Zor 145.6%
Al Hasakah 145.6%

Results

According to results released on 26 April 2007, the National Progressive Front won 169 seats, while independents won the other 81 seats. [3] Turnout was 56.12% of the 11.96 million eligible voters, and 30 female candidates were elected, exactly as many as in 2003. [4] Opponents of the government and human rights activists claimed fraud and a turnout of at most 10 percent. [5]

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Ba'ath Party 134–1
Arab Socialist Union Party 8+1
Socialist Unionist Party 6–1
Syrian Communist Party (Bakdash) 5+1
Democratic Socialist Unionist Party 40
Arab Socialist Movement 3–1
Syrian Communist Party (Faisal) 3–1
National Covenant Party 3+1
Syrian Social Nationalist Party 2+2
Arab Democratic Union Party 1New
Social Democratic Unionists 0New
Independents81–2
Total250
Total votes4,380,723
Registered voters/turnout7,805,99456.12
Source: Syrian Parliament, IPU

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