Syrian United Arab Republic referendum, 1958

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A referendum on the formation of the United Arab Republic and appointing Gamal Abdel Nasser as its president was held in Syria on 21 February 1958,^[1] alongside a simultaneous referendum in Egypt. The formation of the UAR was approved by 100% of voters, with only 139 voting against,^[2] whilst Nasser was approved as president by a similar margin.

Results

Formation of the United Arab Republic

Choice	Votes	%
For	1,312,859	100
Against	139	0.0
Invalid/blank votes		–
Total	1,312,998	100
Registered voters/turnout	1,431,060	91.75
Source: Direct Democracy

Gamal Abdel Nasser as President

Choice	Votes	%
For	1,312,808	99.99
Against	190	0.0
Invalid/blank votes		–
Total	1,312,998	100
Registered voters/turnout	1,431,060	91.75
Source: Direct Democracy

References

↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p221 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
↑ Nohlen et al., p224

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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