Syrian parliamentary election, 1949
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Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Syria
on 16 November 1949, with a second round on 25 November. The result was a victory for the People's Party
, which won 63 of the 114 seats.
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
on 16 November 1949, with a second round on 25 November. The result was a victory for the People's Party
People's Party (Syria)
People's Party was a Syrian political party that was active during the 1950s and the early 1960s. The party was established in 1948 as the main opposition party to the National Party...
, which won 63 of the 114 seats.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| People's Party People's Party (Syria) People's Party was a Syrian political party that was active during the 1950s and the early 1960s. The party was established in 1948 as the main opposition party to the National Party... |
63 | ||
| Independents | 31 | ||
| Muslim Brotherhood Muslim Brotherhood The Society of the Muslim Brothers is the world's oldest and one of the largest Islamist parties, and is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. It was founded in 1928 in Egypt by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna and by the late 1940s had an... |
4 | ||
| Arab Socialist Party | 1 | ||
| Syrian Social Nationalist Party Syrian Social Nationalist Party The Syrian Social Nationalist Party , is a secular nationalist political party in Lebanon and Syria. It advocates the establishment of a Syrian nation state spanning the Fertile Crescent, including present day Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories, Israel, Cyprus, Kuwait,... |
1 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | |||
| Total | 114 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al | |||