2003 Syrian parliamentary election

2003 Syrian parliamentary election

5 March 2003
All 250 seats in the Parliament of Syria 126 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	63.45%
First party Second party   Leader Bashar al-Assad – Party Ba'ath Party Independents Alliance NPF Last election 135 83 Seats won 135 83 Seat change
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

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Ba'ath Party			135	0
	Syrian Communist Party			8	0
	Arab Socialist Union Party			7	0
	Socialist Unionist Party			7	0
	Arab Socialist Movement			4	0
	Democratic Socialist Unionist Party			4	0
	National Covenant Party			2	New
	Independents			83	0
Total				250	–
Total votes		4,556,475	–
Registered voters/turnout		7,181,206	63.45
Source: IPU