1937 Syrian supplementary elections

none September 2026 September 2026 Syria 1932 parliamentary no 1936 Syrian parliamentary election 1936 1937 09 25 1937 12 11 y List of members of the Chamber of Deputies (Syria), 1936–1939#Elected in the 1937 parliamentary election 1943 Syrian parliamentary election 1943 All 21 seats in Latakia and Jabal al-Druze governorates Special parliamentary elections to the Syrian Chamber of Deputies were held in 1937 to fill seats for the new electoral districts in Latakia (including Tartus at the time) and Jabal al-Druze (Suwayda) governorates. Background In early September 1920, following the establishment of the French Mandate in Syria, the French divided the territories of Syria into smaller statelets.Longrigg Stephen Hemsley Syria and Lebanon under French mandate 1972 Octagon Books New York 978-0374950880 The Alawite State and Jabal Druze State were among the newly-created states. In 1936 (becoming effective in 1937), the two statelets were incorporated into the Syrian Republic as the governorates of Latakia and Jabal al-Druze.Shambrook Peter French imperialism in Syria, 1927 - 1936 1998 Ithaca Press Reading 9780863722431 1. The Syrian parliamentary elections were already held in 1936, and thus there was a need to held special parliamentary elections to elect the deputies of the two newly-incorporated governorates. Electoral system Electoral system of Syria#1928 Elections were conducted under the Syrian electoral system in force at the time, with deputies elected from territorial electoral districts. Suffrage was limited and indirect in practice, with voting heavily influenced by local notables, clan leaders, and French authorities. Electoral competition was generally weak, and in some cases seats were uncontested. Latakia Governorate Elections in Latakia Governorate were held in 25 September⁨الانتخابات في جبل العرب واللاذقية ⁩ ⁨الجامعة الاسلامية⁩ 7 أيلول 1937 مجموعة الصحافة المكتبة الوطنيّة الإسرائيليّة https://www.nli.org.il/ar/newspapers/jamiaislamia/1937/09/07/01/article/19 2026-02-08 www.nli.org.il ar and October 1937. The governorate was assigned 16 seats. The elected deputies were as follows: + Electoral district Name Religious affiliation Party Latakia Abd al-Qadir Shreiteh Sunni Ali Shihab Alawite Fayez Elias Not represented minorities Sahyun Salman al-Murshid Alawite Omar al-Bitar Sunni Masyaf Muhammad Junayd Alawite Muhammad Suleiman al-Ahmad Alawite National Bloc (Syria) National Bloc Muhammad Hassan Asber Alawite Janem Khaddour Alawite Tartus Mahmoud Abd al-Razzaq Sunni Muhammad al-Ismail Alawite Safita Munir al-Abbas Alawite Amin al-Raslan Alawite Jabra al-Hilu Greek Orthodox Talkalakh Shawkat al-Abbas Alawite Elias Gerges Greek Orthodox Jabal al-Druze Governorate Elections in Jabal al-Druze Governorate were held in 29 November and 11 December 1937.2025-06-21 مرسوم اجراء الانتخابات النيابية في محافظة السويداء عام 1937 https://syrmh.com/2025/06/21/%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%b3%d9%88%d9%85-%d8%a7%d8%ac%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%a1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%86%d8%aa%d8%ae%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d9%85%d8%ad/ 2026-02-02 التاريخ السوري المعاصر ar The governorate was assigned 5 seats.2020-08-27 مرسوم تحديد المقاعد النيابية لمحافظة جبل السويداء عام 1937 https://syrmh.com/2020/08/27/%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%b3%d9%88%d9%85-%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%af-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%84%d9%85%d8%ad%d8%a7%d9%81%d8%b8%d8%a9/ 2026-02-02 التاريخ السوري المعاصر ar See also 1936 Syrian parliamentary election Alawite State Jabal Druze State References Syria Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Syria