1985 Syrian presidential election

1985 Syrian presidential election

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

Results by governorate Assad:      90–100%       Election not held

Another varient of the presidential election 1985 results, which includes "against" and "invalide votes".

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

Presidential elections were held in Syria on 10 February 1985. ^[1] 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 94.53%.

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.

References

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