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1961 Syrian constitutional referendum
1961 Syrian constitutional referendum
1 December 1961 (1961-12-01)

Results
Choice
Votes %
1961 Syrian constitutional referendum Yes 617,880 97.06%
1961 Syrian constitutional referendum No 18,706 2.94%

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.

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

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