1990 Syrian parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 22 and 23 May 1990.[1] No political parties were permitted outside the National Progressive Front, though candidates outside this group could run as independents. Approximately 9,000 candidates ran as independents.[2] Members were elected using the multiple non-transferable vote in fifteen districts, with an average district magnitude of 16.6.[3] The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 134 of the 250 seats.[4] Voter turnout was 49.6%.

1990 Syrian parliamentary election

22 May 1990
All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria 126 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	49.6%
First party Second party   Leader Hafez al-Assad Party Ba'ath Party Independent Alliance National Progressive Front Last election 130 35 Seats won 134 84 Seat change 4 49
Speaker before election Abd al-Qadir Qaddura Ba'ath Party Elected Speaker Abd al-Qadir Qaddura Ba'ath Party

Results

Alliance	Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
National Progressive Front	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party			134	+4
	Arab Socialist Union			8	–1
	Syrian Communist Party			8	0
	Socialist Unionists			7	–1
	Arab Socialist Movement			5	0
	Democratic Socialist Unionist Party			4	New
Independents				84	+49
Invalid/blank votes			–	–	–
Total		3,264,616	100	250	+55
Registered voters/turnout		6,576,907	49.6	–	–
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. Perthes, Volker (1992). "Syria's Parliamentary Elections: Remodeling Asad's Political Base". Middle East Report. Middle East Research and Information Project (174): 15–18. doi:10.2307/3012963. JSTOR 3012963.
3. Nohlen et al., p218
4. Nohlen et al., p226