Syrian constitutional referendum, 1961

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A constitutional referendum was held in Syria on 1 December 1961.^[1] Voters had the choice of submitting a green ballot marked "I am in favour of the temporary constitution" or a red one marked "I am against the temporary constitution". However, the ballot was not secret, and votes were made in the presence of an official.^[2] The temporary constitution was approved by 97.1% of voters.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	617,880	97.1
Against	18,706	2.9
Invalid/blank votes		–
Total	636,586	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

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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