1965 United Arab Republic presidential confirmation referendum

1965 United Arab Republic presidential confirmation referendum
Registered	7,055,564
Turnout	98.51%
President before election; Gamal Abdel Nasser; ASU	Elected President ; Gamal Abdel Nasser; ASU

Presidential elections were held in the United Arab Republic (now Egypt) on 15 March 1965.^[1] The election took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of Gamal Abdel Nasser, who ran unopposed. He allegedly won with almost seven million votes, and only 65 against.^[2] Voter turnout was stated to be 98.5%.^[2]

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Gamal Abdel Nasser	Arab Socialist Union	6,950,098	100.00
Against			65	0.00
Total			6,950,163	100.00

Valid votes			6,950,163	99.99
Invalid/blank votes			489	0.01
Total votes			6,950,652	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			7,055,564	98.51
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p336 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
^ ^a ^b Nohlen et al., p344

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[1] Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p336 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

[N2-2] Nohlen et al., p344

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