This is a list of deputies elected to the Syrian parliament of 1961. The Syrian parliamentary election was held on 1âÂÂ2 December 1961. There are no official records, but the number of eligible voters was estimated at between 1,000,000 and 1,250,000. More than 1,800 candidates, among them 11 women, contested for the 172-seat constitutional assembly. Participation in the various constituencies varied between 48âÂÂ84%, "a figure not reached in Syria before."
Damascus Province had eight constituencies and was allocated 33 seats: Damascus (17 seats, 3 reserved for non-Muslims), Ghuta (3 seats), Douma (4 seats), an-Nabek (2 seats), Al-Qutaifah (1 seat), az-Zabadani (1 seat), al-Qunaitra (3 seats) and Qatana (2 seats).
Daraa Province had two constituencies and was allocated 7 seats: Daraa (3 seats) and Izra' (4 seats).
Suweida Province had three constituencies and was allocated 4 seats: Sweida (2 seats), Salkhad (1 seat) and Shahba (1 seat).
Homs Province had four constituencies and was allocated 16 seats: Homs (11 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims), Jubb al-Jarrah (1 seat), Tadmur (1 seat) and Talkalakh (3 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims).
Hama Province had four constituencies and was allocated 13 seats: Hama (7 seats), Salamiyah (2 seats), Saan al-Sain (1 seat) and Masyaf (3 seats).
Hasakah Province had five constituencies and was allocated 11 seats: Hasakah (4 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims), al-Shaddadah (1 seat), Qamishli (4 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims), Al-Malikiya (1 seat) and Ras al-Ayn (1 seat).
Deir ez-Zor Province had three constituencies and was allocated 9 seats: Deir ez-Zor (5 seats), Mayadin (2 seats) and Abu Kamal (2 seats).
Rashid Province had two constituencies and was allocated 4 seats: Raqqa (3 seats) and Tell Abyad (1 seat).
Aleppo Province had eight constituencies and was allocated 36 seats: Aleppo (16 seats, 5 reserved for non-Muslims), Mount Simeon (5 seats), al-Bab (3 seats), Ayn al-Arab (2 seats), Manbij (3 seats), Afrin (3 seats), Azaz (3 seats) and Jarablus (1 seat).
Idlib Province had five constituencies and was allocated 11 seats: Idlib City (2 seats), Idlib (3 seats), Jisr ash-Shughur (2 seats), Ma'arrat an-Nu'man (2 seats) and Harem (2 seats).
Latakia Province had eight constituencies and was allocated 20 seats: Latakia City (3 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims), Latakia (2 seats), Al-Haffah (2 seats), Jableh (1 seat), Bani Ali (3 seats), Banias (2 seats), Tartus (3 seats) and Safita (4 seats, 1 reserved for non-Muslims).
The Bedouin tribes were allocated 7 seats.