Country: | Syria |
Flag Year: | 1932 |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1954 Syrian parliamentary election |
Previous Year: | 1954 |
Next Election: | 1973 Syrian parliamentary election |
Next Year: | 1973 |
Seats For Election: | All 172 seats in the Parliament of Syria |
Majority Seats: | 87 |
Election Date: | 1–2 December 1961 |
Image1: | Nazim al-Kudsi.jpg |
Leader1: | Nazim al-Kudsi |
Party1: | People's Party (Syria) |
Last Election1: | 30 |
Seats1: | 33 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Leader2: | Sabri al-Asali |
Party2: | National Party (Syria) |
Last Election2: | 19 |
Seats2: | 21 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Image3: | Maflaq.jpg |
Leader3: | Michel Aflaq |
Party3: | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region |
Last Election3: | 22 |
Seats3: | 20 |
Seat Change3: | 2 |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Izzat an-Nuss |
Before Party: | Military |
After Election: | Maarouf al-Dawalibi |
After Party: | People's Party (Syria) |
Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 1 and 2 December 1961.[1] The People's Party remained the largest party in parliament, winning 33 of the 172 seats.