Syrian Federation of Arab Republics referendum, 1971

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A referendum on the Federation of Arab Republics (Arabic: استفتاء اتحاد الجمهوريات العربية السوري 1971) was held in Syria on 1 September 1971,^[1] alongside simultaneous referendums in Egypt and Libya. It was approved by 96.4% of voters, with a turnout of 89.7%.^[1]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For		96.44
Against	64,623	3.56
Invalid/blank votes		–
Total	1,813,205	100
Registered voters/turnout	2,021,405	89.70
Source: Direct Democracy

References

1 2 Syria, 1 September 1971: Formation of the United Arab Republic Direct Democracy (German)

Elections and referendums in Syria

Presidential elections	1949 1953 1958 1971 1978 1985 1991 1999 2000 2007 2014

Parliamentary elections	1919 1928 1931 1932 1936 1943 1947 1949 1953 1954 1961 1973 1977 1981 1986 1990 1994 1998 2003 2007 2012 2016

Local elections	2011 2015 (Rojava)

Referendums	1949 1953 1958 1961 1971 1973 2012

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