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]
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All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria 126 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results edit
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| Party | Seats | +/– | |
| Ba'ath Party | 130 | +3 | |
| Arab Socialist Union Party | 9 | 0 | |
| Syrian Communist Party | 8 | New | |
| Socialist Unionist Party | 8 | 0 | |
| Arab Socialist Movement | 5 | 0 | |
| Independents | 35 | –11 | |
| Total | 195 | 0 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ Nohlen et al., p218
- ^ Nohlen et al., p226