1965 United Arab Republic presidential confirmation referendum

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1965 United Arab Republic presidential confirmation referendum
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg
  1958 15 March 1965 1970  
Registered7,055,564
Turnout98.51%
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Nominee Gamal Abdel Nasser
Party ASU
Popular vote6,950,098
Percentage100.00%

President before election

Gamal Abdel Nasser
ASU

Elected President

Gamal Abdel Nasser
ASU

Nasser being sworn in for his second term, March 1965 Nasser's Second Term.jpg
Nasser being sworn in for his second term, March 1965

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 99%. [2]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Gamal Abdel Nasser Arab Socialist Union 6,950,098100.00
Against650.00
Total6,950,163100.00
Valid votes6,950,16399.99
Invalid/blank votes4890.01
Total votes6,950,652100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,055,56498.51
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p336 ISBN   0-19-829645-2
  2. 1 2 Nohlen et al., p344