1953 Syrian presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Syria on 10 July 1953.[1] There was only one candidate, Adib Shishakli, with voters asked to approve or reject his candidacy. A reported 99.7% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 86.8%.
Results[]
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Adib Shishakli | 861,910 | 99.71 |
Against | 2,515 | 0.29 |
Total | 864,425 | 100.00 |
Valid votes | 863,865 | 99.94 |
Invalid/blank votes | 560 | 0.06 |
Total votes | 864,425 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 995,417 | 86.84 |
Source: Nohlen et al.[a] |
- ^ There is a difference of 560 between the total number votes for each option and the total number of valid votes.
References[]
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
Categories:
- 1953 elections in Asia
- 1953 in Syria
- Presidential elections in Syria
- Single-candidate elections