1956 Egyptian referendum

1956 Egyptian referendum

23 June 1956 1958 →
Registered	5,859,000
Turnout	94.01%
Nominee Gamal Abdel Nasser Party Liberation Rally Popular vote 5,499,555 Percentage 99.90%
President before election Gamal Abdel Nasser (as Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council) Liberation Rally Elected President Gamal Abdel Nasser Liberation Rally

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A double referendum was held in Egypt on 23 June 1956. The two issues were the candidacy of Gamal Abdel Nasser for the presidency and a new constitution.^[1] Both were approved, with the official figures showing 99.9% in favour of Nasser's candidacy and 99.8% in favour of the constitution.^[2]