1961 Syrian constitutional referendum

1 December 1961 (1961-12-01)
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 617,880 97.06% No 18,706 2.94%

Politics of Syria
Member State of the Arab League
Constitution Human rights
Executive President (list) Vacant Vice President Vacant Prime Minister (list) Mohammed al-Bashir Deputy Prime Minister Vacant
Legislature People's Assembly Speaker: Vacant
Judiciary High Judicial Council Supreme Constitutional Court
Subdivisions Governorates Districts Subdistricts (Nahiyas) Villages
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2007 2014 2021 Parliamentary: 2016 2020 2024 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister: Asaad Hassan al-Shaybani Diplomatic missions of / in Syria Syrian nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy UN resolutions on Syria Status of the Golan Heights Syrian civil war
Other countries
v t e

A constitutional referendum was held in Syria on 1 December 1961.^[1] Voters had the choice of submitting a green ballot marked "I am in favour of the temporary constitution" or a red one marked "I am against the temporary constitution". However, the ballot was not secret, and votes were made in the presence of an official.^[2] The temporary constitution was approved by 97.1% of voters.