2003 Syrian parliamentary election

2003 Syrian parliamentary election

5 March 2003
All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria 126 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	63.45%
First party Second party   IND Leader Bashar al-Assad Independent politicians Party Ba'ath Party Independents Alliance NPF Last election 135 83 Seats won 135 83 Seat change
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

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Ba'ath Party			135	0
	Syrian Communist Party			8	0
	Arab Socialist Union Party			7	0
	Socialist Unionist Party			7	0
	Arab Socialist Movement			4	0
	Democratic Socialist Unionist Party			4	0
	National Covenant Party			2	New
	Independents			83	0
Total				250	–
Total votes		4,556,475	–
Registered voters/turnout		7,181,206	63.45
Source: IPU