1971 Egyptian Federation of Arab Republics referendum

A referendum on the Federation of Arab Republics was held in Egypt on 1 September 1971,[1] alongside simultaneous referendums in Libya and Syria. It was approved by 99.96% of voters, with a turnout of 98.1%.[2]

Results edit

Choice Votes %
For 7,770,962 99.96
Against 1,363 0.04
Invalid/blank votes 2,471
Total 7,776,837 100
Registered voters/turnout 7,925,297 98.13
Source: Direct Democracy

References edit

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p336 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. ^ Egypt, 1 September 1971: Formation of the United Arab Republic Direct Democracy (in German)