1953 Syrian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Syria on 10 July 1953.^[1] There was only one candidate, Adib Shishakli. According to the official results, of the 864,425 voters who cast votes, 861,910 voted for Shishakli while 2,515 cast invalid votes.^[2]

Results


Candidate	Votes	%
Adib Shishakli	861,910	100.00
Total	861,910	100.00

Valid votes	861,910	99.71
Invalid/blank votes	2,515	0.29
Total votes	864,425	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	995,417	86.84
Source: Ezz el Din Galal^[2]

References

^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
^ ^a ^b Ezz el Din Galal (1963). Le système unicaméral: son application en Égypte, en Syrie et dans la République arabe unie. p. 98.

[1] Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X

[G-2] Ezz el Din Galal (1963). Le système unicaméral: son application en Égypte, en Syrie et dans la République arabe unie. p. 98.

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