Syrian parliamentary election, 1986

Syrian parliamentary election, 1986

10 and 11 February 1986

All 250 seats to the Parliament of Syria
126 seats were needed for a majority

  First party Second party
 
Leader Hafez al-Assad
Party Ba'ath Party Independent
Last election 127 46
Seats won 130 35
Seat change Increase3 Decrease 11

Speaker before election

Mahmoud Zuabi
Ba'ath Party

Elected Speaker

Mahmoud Zuabi
Ba'ath Party

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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 Votes % Seats +/–
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party130+3
Independents35–11
Arab Socialist Union90
Syrian Communist Party8New
Socialist Unionists80
Arab Socialist Movement50
Invalid/blank votes
Total 1950
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
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