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1986 Syrian parliamentary election

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1986 Syrian parliamentary election

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All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria
126 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Hafez al-Assad
Party Ba'ath Party Independents
Alliance NPF
Last election 127 46
Seats won 130 35
Seat change Increase3 Decrease 11

Speaker before election

Mahmoud Zuabi
Ba'ath Party

Elected Speaker

Mahmoud Zuabi
Ba'ath Party

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]

Results

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PartySeats+/–
Ba'ath Party130+3
Arab Socialist Union Party90
Syrian Communist Party8New
Socialist Unionist Party80
Arab Socialist Movement50
Independents35–11
Total1950
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  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