1971 Syrian presidential election

1971 Syrian presidential election

12 March 1971 (1971-03-12)

Nominee Hafez al-Assad Party Ba'ath Party Popular vote 1,919,609 Percentage 99.20%

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

Presidential elections were held in Syria on 12 March 1971. There was only one candidate, Hafez al-Assad, with voters asked to approve or reject his candidacy. A reported 99% of voters voted in favour, with a turnout of 95%.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Hafez al-Assad	Ba'ath Party	1,919,609	99.20
Against			15,480	0.80
Total			1,935,089	100.00
Valid votes			1,935,089	99.96
Invalid/blank votes			714	0.04
Total votes			1,935,803	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,031,306	95.30
Source: Nohlen et al.