1985 Syrian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Syria on 10 February 1985. There was only one candidate, Hafez al-Assad, with voters asked to approve or reject his candidacy. A reported 99.99% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 94.5%.

1985 Syrian presidential election

10 February 1985 (1985-02-10)

Nominee Hafez al-Assad Party Ba'ath Party Alliance NPF Popular vote 6,200,428 Percentage 99.99%

President before election Hafez al-Assad Ba'ath Party Elected President Hafez al-Assad Ba'ath Party

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Hafez al-Assad	Ba'ath Party	6,200,428	99.99
Against			376	0.01
Total			6,200,804	100.00
Valid votes			6,200,804	99.98
Invalid/blank votes			1,456	0.02
Total votes			6,202,260	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			6,560,862	94.53
Source: Nohlen et al.