1953 Syrian presidential election
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%.[2]
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Results
Choice | Votes | % |
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Adib Shishakli | 861,910 | 99.7 |
Against | 2,515 | 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., p227
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