Syrian parliamentary election, 2003

Syrian parliamentary election, 2003

March 5, 2003

All 250 seats to the Parliament of Syria 126 seats were needed for a majority Turnout 63%   First party Second party   Leader Bashar al-Assad Party Ba'ath Party Independent Alliance National Progressive Front Last election 135 83 Seats won 167 83 Seat change 32

Speaker before election Abdel Kader Kaddoura Ba'ath Party Elected Speaker Muhammad Naji al-Otari Ba'ath Party

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 5 March 2003. The number of seats reserved for the parties in the National Progressive Front was 167, and that reserved for independents 83.

Results

 Summary of the 5 March 2003 People's Council of Syria election results

Parties	Votes	%	Seats	Seats inside NPF
National Progressive Front (al-Jabha al-Wataniyyah at-Taqaddumiyyah)			167
Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (al-Hizb al-Ba'th al-'Arabi al-Ishtiraki)				135
Arab Socialist Movement (Harakat al-Ishtirakiyyun al-'Arabi)				32
Arab Socialist Union (al-Ittihad al-Ishtiraki al-'Arabi)
Communist Party of Syria (al-Hizb al-Shuyu'i al-Suri, Khalid Bakdash faction)
Communist Party of Syria (al-Hizb al-Shuyu'i al-Suri, Yusuf Faisal faction)
Social Democratic Unionists (al-Wahdawiuyun al-Dimukatiyyun Al-Ijtima'iyyun)
Socialist Unionists (al-Wahdawiyyun al-Ishtirakiyyun)
Syrian Social Nationalist Party (al-Hizb al-Quami al-Ijtima'i al-Suri)
non-partisans			83
Total (turnout 63 %)			250
Source: Dutch ministry of foreign affairs