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1953 Syrian constitutional referendum

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1953 Syrian constitutional referendum

10 July 1953 (1953-07-10)
Results
Choice
Votes %
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%

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

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Choice Votes %
For861,15299.7
Against2,7130.3
Invalid/blank votes560
Total864,425100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  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