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1990 Syrian parliamentary election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Ba'athist Syria |
| type | parliamentary |
| previous_election | 1986 Syrian parliamentary election |
| previous_year | 1986 |
| next_election | 1994 Syrian parliamentary election |
| next_year | 1994 |
| seats_for_election | All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria |
| majority_seats | 126 |
| election_date | 22–23 May 1990 |
| registered | 6,576,907 |
| turnout | 49.64% |
| image1 | Hafez al-Assad official portrait.jpg |
| leader1 | Hafez al-Assad |
| party1 | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region |
| alliance1 | National Progressive Front (Syria) |
| last_election1 | 130 |
| seats1 | 134 |
| seat_change1 | 4 |
| image2 | IND |
| leader2 | Independent politicians |
| party2 | Independents |
| last_election2 | 35 |
| seats2 | 84 |
| seat_change2 | 49 |
| title | Speaker |
| before_election | Abd al-Qadir Qaddura |
| before_party | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region |
| after_election | Abd al-Qadir Qaddura |
| after_party | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region |
Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 22 and 23 May 1990. No political parties were permitted outside the National Progressive Front, though candidates outside this group could run as independents. Approximately 9,000 candidates ran as independents. The result was a victory for the Ba'ath Party, which won 134 of the 250 seats. Voter turnout was 50%.
Electoral system
Members were elected using the multiple non-transferable vote in fifteen districts.
Results
References
References
- [[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p221 {{ISBN. 0-19-924958-X
- Perthes, Volker. (1992). "Syria's Parliamentary Elections: Remodeling Asad's Political Base". Middle East Research and Information Project.
- Nohlen et al., p226
- Nohlen et al., p218
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