Country: | United Arab Republic |
Type: | Presidential |
Election Date: | 21 February 1958 |
Registered: | 6,220,343 |
Turnout: | 98.10% |
Previous Election: | 1956 Egyptian referendum |
Previous Year: | 1956 |
Next Election: | 1965 United Arab Republic presidential confirmation referendum |
Next Year: | 1965 |
Image1: | Nasser portrait2.jpg |
Nominee1: | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
Party1: | National Union (Egypt) |
Popular Vote1: | 6,102,116 |
Percentage1: | 100% |
President | |
Before Election: | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
Before Party: | National Union (Egypt) |
After Election: | Gamal Abdel Nasser |
After Party: | National Union (Egypt) |
A referendum on the creation of the United Arab Republic was held in Egypt on 21 February 1958, alongside a simultaneous referendum in Syria. The referendum consisted of two questions; one on the formation of the UAR, and the other on Gamal Abdel Nasser's candidacy for the post of President of the UAR. Both were approved, with fewer than 300 votes against and a 98.1% voter turnout.[1]