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1953 Syrian presidential election

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1953 Syrian presidential election

← 1949 10 July 1953 1958 →
 
Nominee Adib Shishakli
Party Independent
Popular vote 861,910
Percentage 100%

President before election

Fawzi Selu

Elected President

Adib Shishakli
Independent

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

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CandidateVotes%
Adib Shishakli861,910100.00
Total861,910100.00
Valid votes861,91099.71
Invalid/blank votes2,5150.29
Total votes864,425100.00
Registered voters/turnout995,41786.84
Source: Ezz el Din Galal[2]

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. ^ a b Ezz el Din Galal (1963). Le système unicaméral: son application en Égypte, en Syrie et dans la République arabe unie. p. 98.