2007 Syrian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Syria on 22 April 2007. The number of seats reserved for the parties in the National Progressive Front was increased to 170 from 167, decreasing the seats for independents to 80 from 83. The election was boycotted by the opposition in exile, who described it as a "farce".
Pre-election events
The number of entrants to the parliamentary election race at the deadline reached 9,770, of whom 2,293 were approved, including 158 women. The entrants competed for 250 seats which are divided among the 14 governorates of Syria as follows:| Governorate | Seats | Percentage |
| Damascus | 29 | 11.6% |
| Rif Dimashq | 19 | 7.6% |
| Quneitra | 5 | 2% |
| Daraa | 10 | 4% |
| As Suwaydā' | 6 | 2.4% |
| Homs | 23 | 9.2% |
| Tartous | 13 | 5.2% |
| Latakia | 17 | 6.8% |
| Hama | 22 | 8.8% |
| Idlib | 18 | 7.2% |
| Aleppo | 52 | 20.8% |
| Raqqa | 8 | 3.2% |
| Deir ez-Zor | 14 | 5.6% |
| Al Hasakah | 14 | 5.6% |