1953 Syrian constitutional referendum
10 July 1953 (1953-07-10) |
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 861,152 | 99.69% |
No | 2,713 | 0.31% |
Valid votes | 863,865 | 99.94% |
Invalid or blank votes | 560 | 0.06% |
Total votes | 864,425 | 100.00% |
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A constitutional referendum was held in Syria on 10 July 1953.[1] The changes to the constitution were approved by 99.7% of voters, with turnout reported to be 86.8%.[2]
Results
Choice | Votes | % |
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For | 861,152 | 99.7 |
Against | 2,713 | 0.3 |
Invalid/blank votes | 560 | – |
Total | 864,425 | 100 |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
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