1973 Syrian parliamentary election

1973 Syrian parliamentary election

25–26 May 1973
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 87 59 Seats won 122 46 Seat change 35 13
Speaker before election Fahmi al-Yusufi Ba'ath Party Elected Speaker Mohammad Ali al-Halabi Ba'ath Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 25 and 26 May 1973.[1] The result was a victory for the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, which won 122 of the 186 seats.[2] They were also the first elections in which the Syrian-led Ba'ath Party ran for seats in parliament, the original Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party had been dissolved in 1966.

Results

Party		Seats
	Ba'ath Party	122
	Syrian Communist Party	8
	Arab Socialist Union	6
	Arab Socialist Movement	3
	Socialist Unionist Party	1
	Independents	46
Total		186
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., p226