1986 Syrian parliamentary election explained

Country:Syria
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1981 Syrian parliamentary election
Previous Year:1981
Next Election:1990 Syrian parliamentary election
Next Year:1990
Seats For Election:All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria
Majority Seats:126
Election Date:10–11 February 1986
Image1:Hafez al Assad portrait.jpg
Leader1:Hafez al-Assad
Party1:Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
Alliance1:National Progressive Front (Syria)
Last Election1:127
Seats1:130
Seat Change1:3
Leader2:
Party2:Independents
Last Election2:46
Seats2:35
Seat Change2: 11
Speaker
Before Election:Mahmoud Zuabi
Before Party:Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region
After Election:Mahmoud Zuabi
After Party:Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region

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]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen et al., p218
  3. Nohlen et al., p226