Parliamentary election in Syria 1998
Parliamentary elections for the People's Council , Syria's unicameral parliament , were held between November 30th and December 1st, 1998 . These were the last elections held under President Hafiz al-Assad .
The result was a victory for the ruling Ba'ath Party , which won a total of 135 of the 250 seats. The turnout was 82.2%. A total of 5,501,940 people cast their votes.
Results
| Political party | proportion of | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party | 54.0% | 135 | 0 | |
| Syrian Communist Party | 3.2% | 8th | 0 | |
| Arab Socialist Union | 2.8% | 7th | 0 | |
| Socialist Unionists | 2.8% | 7th | 0 | |
| Arab Socialist Movement | 1.6% | 4th | 0 | |
| Democratic-Socialist Unionist Party | 1.6% | 4th | 0 | |
| Arab Democratic Unionist Party | 0.8% | 2 | 0 | |
| Independent | 33.2% | 83 | 0 | |
| Invalid / blank notes | - | - | - | |
| Total | 100% | 250 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz, Christof Hartmann: Elections in Asia: A data handbook. Volume I, 2001, ISBN 0-19-924958-X , p. 221.
- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz, Christof Hartmann: Elections in Asia: A data handbook. Volume I, 2001, ISBN 0-19-924958-X , p. 226.
