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1961 Syrian parliamentary election
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Syria 1932 Parliamentary 1954 Syrian parliamentary election 1954 1966 All 172 seats in the Constituent and Parliamentary Assembly 87 130x130px 1–2 December 1961 Nazim al-Kudsi.jpg Nazim al-Kudsi People's Party (Syria) 30 33 3 Sabri al-Assali.jpg Sabri al-Asali National Party (Syria) 19 21 2 Michel Aflaq, 1960s.jpg Michel Aflaq Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region 22 20 2 1961 Syrian parliamentary election - Results by Governorate.svg Results by governorate Prime Minister Izzat al-Nuss Military Maarouf al-Dawalibi People's Party (Syria) List of members of the Chamber of Deputies, 1961
thumb|Syrian women outside a polling station for the 1961 Syrian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 1 and 2 December 1961.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 0-19-924958-X The People's Party remained the largest party in parliament, winning 33 of the 172 seats. These were the last multi-party elections in Syria before the 1963 Ba'athist-led Syrian coup d'état.
Results
File:Syrian Constituent and Parliamentary Assembly, 1961.svg 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 +30 Nohlen et al.
See also
List of members of the Parliament of Syria, 1961
References
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