1994 Syrian parliamentary election

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1994 Syrian parliamentary election

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All 250 seats in the
Parliament of Syria

126 seats needed for a majority
Turnout61.17%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Hafez al-Assad
Party Ba'ath Party Independents
Alliance NPF
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

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 24 and 25 August 1994.[1] Members were elected using the multiple non-transferable vote in fifteen districts, with an average district magnitude of 16.7.[2] The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 135 of the 250 seats.[3] Voter turnout was 61.2%.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Arabic Democratic Union Party
2New
Independents83–1
Total2500
Total votes3,693,656
Registered voters/turnout6,037,88561.17
Source: Nohlen et al., IPU

References

  1. ^ Nohlen et al., p218
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p226