1961 Syrian parliamentary election

1961 Syrian parliamentary election
1–2 December 1961
All 172 seats in the Parliament of Syria
87 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Nazim al-Kudsi Sabri al-Asali Michel Aflaq
Party People's National Party Ba'ath Party
Last election 30 19 22
Seats won 33 21 20
Seat change 3 2 2
Results by governorate
Prime Minister before election

Izzat al-Nuss
Military

Elected Prime Minister

Maarouf al-Dawalibi
People's

Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 1 and 2 December 1961. The People's Party remained the largest party in parliament, winning 33 of the 172 seats. These were the last multi-party elections in Syria before the Baathist coup in 1963.

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