Syrian parliamentary election, 1998

Syrian parliamentary election, 1998
Syria
30 November 1998

All 250 seats to the Parliament of Syria
126 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout 82.2%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Hafez al-Assad
Party Ba'ath Party Independent
Last election 135 83
Seats won 135 83

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 for the People's Council of Syria, the unicameral parliament of Syria were held between 30 November and 1 December 1998.[1] The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 135 of the 250 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 82.2%.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/-
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party 1350
Independents 830
Syrian Communist Party 80
Arab Socialist Union 70
Socialist Unionists 70
Arab Socialist Movement 40
Democratic Socialist Unionist Party 40
Arabic Democratic Unionist Party 20
Invalid/blank votes ---
Total5,501,940 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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