Al-Zawiya () was an electoral district used to elect members of the Syrian Chamber of Deputies between 1947 and 1963. It was conterminous with the modern district of Fiq. Electoral system
In 1947, amid public protests and calls for a more representative system, Syria replaced the 1928 electoral system of indirect elections with a direct electoral system. The number of seats was set before every election and based on the proportional population size of each electoral district. The system was amended in 1949 to lower the voting age to 18 and women were given the right to vote. Deputies +Elections Deputy(Party) 1947 Ahmad al-Hussein(N/A) 1949 Muhammad Youssef Abu Rumiyyah(N/A) 1953 Part of Daraa and al-Zawiya Muhammad Youssef Abu Rumiyyah(N/A) 1954 (Oct) Ahmad al-Hussein al-Muhammad(N/A) 1955 1961 Khalid al-Sarhani(Independent)
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