1973 Syrian parliamentary election

Syrian parliamentary election, 1973

25 and 26 May 1973
All 250 seats to the Parliament of Syria 126 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party   File:Hafez al-Assad.jpg Leader Hafez al-Assad Party Ba'ath Party Independent Last election 87 59 Seats won 122 46 Seat change 35 13
Speaker before election Fahmi al-Yusufi Ba'ath Party Elected Speaker Mohammad Ali al-Halabi Ba'ath Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 25 and 26 May 1973. The result was a victory for the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, which won 122 of the 186 seats. It was also the first election in which the Syrian-led Ba'ath Party ran for seats in parliament, the original Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party had been dissolved in 1966.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party			122	+35
Independents			46	–13
Syrian Communist Party			8	0
Arab Socialist Union			6	–5
Arab Socialist Movement			3	–1
Socialist Unionists			1	–3
Invalid/blank votes		–	–	–
Total			186	+13
Source: Nohlen et al.

Note that the changes in distribution of seats relate to the 1971 People's Assembly, which was appointed by President Hafez al-Assad.