1998 Syrian parliamentary election

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1998 Syrian parliamentary election

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All 250 seats in the
Parliament of Syria

126 seats needed for a majority
Turnout82.22%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Hafez al-Assad
Party Ba'ath Party Independents
Alliance NPF
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

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria were held between 30 November and 1 December 1998 to elect members of the

People's Council of Syria, the unicameral parliament.[1] The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 135 of the 250 seats.[2]
Voter turnout was 82%.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Arabic Democratic Union Party
20
Independents830
Total2500
Total votes5,501,940
Registered voters/turnout6,691,32382.22
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Nohlen et al., p226