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Parliamentary elections were held in Syria to elect the People's Council on 13 April 2016,[1] electing members for the 2016–2020 parliamentary term.
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Amidst nearly five years of civil war and ensuing negotiations for a ceasefire, following the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War and Syrian Arab Army gains, President Bashar al-Assad called the election.
At the time of the election, Idlib Governorate was almost entirely outside government control, as it was controlled by rebels. Raqqa Governorate and Deir ez-Zor Governorate were mostly occupied by ISIL. As such, elections did not take place in these provinces. Parts of Aleppo, Homs, and Daraa governorates were also held by anti-government forces at the time of the election. Rojava had also been semi-autonomous since the civil war began.
All 250 members of the People's Council were elected from 15 multi-member constituencies[2] in general tickets.
Constituency | Seats | Population (est. 2011)[3][4] |
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Damascus Governorate | 29 | 1,754,000 |
Rif Dimashq Governorate | 19 | 2,836,000 |
Aleppo (city) | 20 | 2,132,100 |
Aleppo Governorate | 32 | 2,735,900 |
Homs Governorate | 23 | 1,803,000 |
Hama Governorate | 22 | 1,628,000 |
Latakia Governorate | 17 | 1,008,000 |
Idlib Governorate | 18 | 1,501,000 |
Tartus Governorate | 13 | 797,000 |
Raqqa Governorate | 8 | 944,000 |
Deir ez-Zor Governorate | 14 | 1,239,000 |
Al-Hasakah Governorate | 14 | 1,512,000 |
Daraa Governorate | 10 | 1,027,000 |
As-Suwayda Governorate | 6 | 370,000 |
Quneitra Governorate | 5 | 90,000 |
Total | 250 | 21,377,000 |
The Ba'ath Party-led National Progressive Front won 200 of the 250 seats, while the opposition inside and outside the country boycotted the elections; voter turnout was 57.56%. Two Armenians were elected to the People's Council.[5]
Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | |||
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National Progressive Front | Ba'ath Party | 172 | ||||
Syrian Social Nationalist Party | 7 | |||||
Syrian Communist Party (Bakdash) | 3 | |||||
Socialist Unionist Party | 2 | |||||
Arab Socialist Union Party | 2 | |||||
Syrian Communist Party (Faisal) | 1 | |||||
National Covenant Party | 1 | |||||
NPF-affiliated independents | 12 | |||||
Independents | 50 | |||||
Total | 250 | |||||
Total votes | 5,085,444 | – | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 8,834,994 | 57.56 | ||||
Source: IPU |
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