1958 Syrian United Arab Republic referendum

A referendum on the formation of the United Arab Republic and appointing Gamal Abdel Nasser as its president was held in Syria on 21 February 1958,^[1] alongside a simultaneous referendum in Egypt. The formation of the UAR was approved by 100% of voters, with only 139 voting against,^[2] whilst Nasser was approved as president by a similar margin.

Results[]

Formation of the United Arab Republic[]

Choice	Votes	%
For	1,312,859	100
Against	139	0.0
Invalid/blank votes		–
Total	1,312,998	100
Registered voters/turnout	1,431,060	91.75
Source: Direct Democracy

Gamal Abdel Nasser as president[]

Choice	Votes	%
For	1,312,808	99.99
Against	190	0.0
Invalid/blank votes		–
Total	1,312,998	100
Registered voters/turnout	1,431,060	91.75
Source: Direct Democracy

References[]

^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
^ Nohlen et al., p224

[1] Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X

[2] Nohlen et al., p224

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