1986 Syrian parliamentary election

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]

1986 Syrian parliamentary election
10 and 11 February 1986
All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria
126 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Hafez al-Assad
Party Ba'ath Party Independent
Alliance National Progressive Front
Last election 127 46
Seats won 130 35
Seat change 3 11
Speaker before election

Mahmoud Zuabi
Ba'ath Party

 Elected Speaker

Mahmoud Zuabi
Ba'ath Party

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Results
Alliance Party Votes % Seats +/–
National Progressive FrontArab Socialist Ba'ath Party130+3
Arab Socialist Union90
Syrian Communist Party8New
Socialist Unionists80
Arab Socialist Movement50
Independents35–11
Invalid/blank votes–––
Total 1950
Registered voters/turnout4,255,000––
Source: Nohlen et al.
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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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