Syrian parliamentary election, 1973

Syrian parliamentary election, 1973

← 1961 25 and 26 May 1973 1977 →
All 250 seats to the Parliament of Syria 126 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Hafez al-Assad Party Ba'ath Party Independent Last election 87 59 Seats won 122 46 Seat change 35 13
Speaker before election Fahmi al-Yusufi Ba'ath Party Elected Speaker Mohammad Ali al-Halabi Ba'ath Party

Fahmi al-Yusufi
Ba'ath Party

Mohammad Ali al-Halabi
Ba'ath Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 25 and 26 May 1973. The result was a victory for the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, which won 122 of the 186 seats. It was also the first election 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.

Note that the changes in distribution of seats relate to the 1971 People's Assembly, which was appointed by President Hafez al-Assad.

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