Terpene October 14, 2016October 24, 2016 thcscience_admin 1971 Syrian presidential election ← 1958 12 March 1971 (1971-03-12) 1978 → 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.[1] 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[edit] CandidatePartyVotes%Hafez al-AssadBa'ath Party1,919,60999.20Against15,4800.80Total1,935,089100.00Valid votes1,935,08999.96Invalid/blank votes7140.04Total votes1,935,803100.00Registered voters/turnout2,031,30695.30Source: Nohlen et al. References[edit] ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p229 ISBN 0-19-924958-X Elections and referendums in SyriaPresidential elections 1949 1953 1958 1971 1978 1985 1991 1999 2000 2007 2014 2021 Parliamentary elections 1919 1923 1926 1928 1931 1932 1936 1943 1947 1949 1953 1954 1961 1973 1977 1981 1986 1990 1994 1998 2003 2007 2012 2016 2020 2024 Local elections 2011 2018 2022 Referendums 1949 1953 1958 1961 1971 1973 2012