1973 Syrian parliamentary election explained

Country:Syria
Flag Year:1972
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1961 Syrian parliamentary election
Previous Year:1961
Next Election:1977 Syrian parliamentary election
Next Year:1977
Seats For Election:All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria
Majority Seats:126
Election Date:25–26 May 1973
Image1:General Hafez al-Assad (1930-2000), the new president of Syria in November 1970.png
Leader1:Hafez al-Assad
Party1:Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
Alliance1:National Progressive Front (Syria)
Last Election1:87
Seats1:122
Seat Change1:35
Leader2:
Party2:Independents
Last Election2:59
Seats2:46
Seat Change2:13
Speaker
Before Election:Fahmi al-Yusufi
Before Party:Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
After Election:Mohammad Ali al-Halabi
After Party:Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 25 and 26 May 1973.[1] The result was a victory for the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, which won 122 of the 186 seats.[2] They were also the first elections in which the Syrian-led Ba'ath Party ran for seats in parliament, the original Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party had been dissolved in 1966.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen et al., p226