1981 Syrian parliamentary election

1981 Syrian parliamentary election

9–10 November 1981
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 125 46 Seats won 127 46 Seat change 2
Speaker before election Mahmoud Hadid Ba'ath Party Elected Speaker Mahmoud Zuabi Ba'ath Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 9 and 10 November 1981.[1] The result was a victory for the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, which won 127 of the 195 seats.[2]

Results

Party		Seats	+/–
	Ba'ath Party	127	+2
	Arab Socialist Union Party	9	–1
	Socialist Unionist Party	8	+5
	Arab Socialist Movement	5	+2
	Independents	46	0
Total		195	0
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