1961 Syrian constitutional referendum
1 December 1961 (1961-12-01) |
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 617,880 | 97.06% |
No | 18,706 | 2.94% |
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A constitutional referendum was held in Syria on 1 December 1961.[1] Voters had the choice of submitting a green ballot marked "I am in favour of the temporary constitution" or a red one marked "I am against the temporary constitution". However, the ballot was not secret, and votes were made in the presence of an official.[2] The temporary constitution was approved by 97.1% of voters.
Results
Choice | Votes | % |
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For | 617,880 | 97.1 |
Against | 18,706 | 2.9 |
Invalid/blank votes | – | |
Total | 636,586 | 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