1949 Syrian constituent assembly election

1949 Syrian constituent assembly election

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All 113 seats in the constituent assembly 57 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party People's Independent National Party Seats won 53 31 13

Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Syria on 16 November 1949, with a second round on 25 November.^[1] The result was a victory for the People's Party, which won 63 of the 113 seats.^[2]

Results

Party		Seats
	People's Party	63
	National Party	13
	Islamic Socialist Front	4
	Arab Socialist Party	1
	Syrian Social Nationalist Party	1
	Independents	31
Total		113
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
2. Nohlen et al., p225