Syrian parliamentary election, 1981

9 and 10 November 1981

All 250 seats to the Parliament of Syria 126 seats were needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Leader	Hafez al-Assad
Party	Ba'ath Party	Independent
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

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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	+/-
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party		127	+2
Independents		46	0
Arab Socialist Union		9	-1
Socialist Unionists		8	+5
Arab Socialist Movement		5	+2
Invalid/blank votes	-	-	-
Total		195	0
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p226 ISBN 0-19-924958-X

Elections and referendums in Syria

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Local elections	2011 2015 (Rojava)

Referendums	1949 1953 1958 1961 1971 1973 2012

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