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1965 United Arab Republic presidential confirmation referendum

← 1958 15 March 1965 1970 →
Registered7,055,564
Turnout98.51%
 
Nominee Gamal Abdel Nasser
Party ASU
Popular vote 6,950,098
Percentage 100.00%

President before election

Gamal Abdel Nasser
ASU

Elected President

Gamal Abdel Nasser
ASU

Stamp commemorating Nasser's 1965 election
Nasser being sworn in for his second term, March 1965
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Presidential elections were held in the United Arab Republic (now Egypt) on 15 March 1965. 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. Voter turnout was stated to be 99%.

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Gamal Abdel NasserArab Socialist Union6,950,098100.00
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. ^ Nohlen et al., p344
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