Syrian parliamentary election, 1994

Syrian parliamentary election, 1994
Syria
24 August 1994

All 250 seats to the Parliament of Syria
126 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout 61.2%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Hafez al-Assad
Party Ba'ath Party Independent
Last election 134 84
Seats won 135 83
Seat change Increase1 Decrease 1

Speaker before election

Abd al-Qadir Qaddura
Ba'ath Party

Elected Speaker

Abd al-Qadir Qaddura
Ba'ath Party

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Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 24 and 25 August 1994.[1] The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 135 of the 250 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 61.2%.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party 135+1
Independents 83-1
Syrian Communist Party 80
Arab Socialist Union 7-1
Socialist Unionists 70
Arab Socialist Movement 4-1
Democratic Socialist Unionist Party 40
Arabic Democratic Unionist Party 2New
Invalid/blank votes ---
Total3,693,556 2500
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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