1961 Syrian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 1 and 2 December 1961.[1] The People's Party remained the largest party in parliament, winning 33 of the 172 seats.
Results[edit]
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| Party | Seats | +/– | |
| People's Party | 33 | +3 | |
| National Party | 21 | +2 | |
| Ba'ath Party | 20 | –2 | |
| Muslim Brotherhood | 10 | +10 | |
| Arab Liberation Movement | 4 | +2 | |
| Socialist Cooperation Party | 0 | –2 | |
| Syrian Social Nationalist Party | 0 | –2 | |
| Syrian Communist Party | 0 | –1 | |
| Independents | 84 | +20 | |
| Total | 172 | +30 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
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