1971 Syrian presidential election
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← 1958 | 12 March 1971 (1971-03-12) | 1978 → |
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| | | Nominee | Hafez al-Assad | | | Party | Ba'ath Party | | Popular vote | 1,919,609 | | Percentage | 99.20% | | |
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Presidential elections were held in Syria on 12 March 1971.[1] There was only one candidate, Hafez al-Assad, with voters asked to approve or reject his candidacy. A reported 99% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 95%.
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Hafez al-Assad | Ba'ath Party | 1,919,609 | 99.20 |
Against | 15,480 | 0.80 |
Total | 1,935,089 | 100.00 |
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Valid votes | 1,935,089 | 99.96 |
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Invalid/blank votes | 714 | 0.04 |
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Total votes | 1,935,803 | 100.00 |
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Registered voters/turnout | 2,031,306 | 95.30 |
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Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p229 ISBN 0-19-924958-X