1953 Syrian constitutional referendum

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

Choice	Votes	%
For	861,152	99.7
Against	2,713	0.3
Invalid/blank votes	560	–
Total	864,425	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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