1949 Syrian presidential election

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1949 presidential election

1953 →
 
Nominee Husni al-Za'im
Party Independent
Popular vote 726,116
Percentage 99.4%


Elected President

Husni al-Za'im
Independent

A referendum on Husni al-Za'im's candidacy for President was held in Syria on 25 June 1949, alongside a constitutional referendum.[1] Al-Zaim's candidacy was approved by 99.4% of voters.

Results

Choice Votes %
For 726,116 99.4
Against 4,615 0.6
Invalid/blank votes -
Total 730,731 100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (2001). Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I. Oxford University Press. p. 224. ISBN 0-19-924958-X.