2007 Syrian parliamentary election

none Syria parliamentary 2003 Syrian parliamentary election 2003 2012 Syrian parliamentary election 2012 All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria 126 22 April 2007 7,805,994 56.12% ( 7.33pp) Syria.BasharAlAssad.01.jpg Bashar al-Assad Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region National Progressive Front (Syria) 167 169 2 IND Independent politicians Independents 83 81 2 Speaker Mahmoud al-Abrash Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region Mahmoud al-Abrash Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region 1980 2007 Syrian Parliamentary election.svg Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 22 April 2007. The number of seats reserved for the parties in the National Progressive Front was increased to 170 from 167, decreasing the seats for independents to 80 from 83.Criticism of the Upcoming Parliamentary Elections in the Official Syrian Press and Among the Syrian Opposition Middle East Media Research Institute, Accessed 27 April 2007 The election was boycotted by the opposition in exile, who described it as a "farce".Ruling Syrian party wins election BBC News, Accessed 27 April 2007 Pre-election events The number of entrants to the parliamentary election race at the deadline reached 9,770, of whom 2,293 were approved, including 158 women. The entrants competed for 250 seats which are divided among the 14 governorates of Syria as follows: GovernorateSeatsPercentageDamascus2911.6%Rif Dimashq197.6%Quneitra52%Daraa104%As Suwaydā'62.4%Homs239.2%Tartous135.2%Latakia176.8%Hama228.8%Idlib187.2%Aleppo5220.8%Raqqa83.2%Deir ez-Zor145.6%Al Hasakah145.6% Results According to results released on 26 April 2007, the National Progressive Front won 169 seats, while independents won the other 81 seats.Syria's ruling party wins parliament elections People's Daily, Accessed 27 April 2007 Turnout was 56.12% of the 11.96 million eligible voters, and 30 female candidates were elected, exactly as many as in 2003.Syria's ruling party wins in voteJune 2018 InternetArchiveBot no Houston Chronicle, Accessed 27 April 2007 Opponents of the government and human rights activists claimed fraud and a turnout of at most 10 percent.JTW News - Elections in Syria File:People's Assembly of Syria 2007.svg Ba'ath Party 134 –1 Arab Socialist Union Party 8 +1 Socialist Unionist Party 6 –1 Syrian Communist Party (Bakdash) 5 +1 Democratic Socialist Unionist Party 4 0 Arab Socialist Movement 3 –1 Syrian Communist Party (Faisal) 3 –1 National Covenant Party 3 +1 Syrian Social Nationalist Party 2 +2 Arab Democratic Union Party 1 New Social Democratic Unionists 0 New red Independents 81 –2 4380723 7805994 Syrian Parliament, IPU References Syria Parliamentary election Category:Parliamentary elections in Syria Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:April 2007 in Syria Category:2000s in Syrian politics Category:April 2007 elections