1950 Turkish general election
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487 seats in the Grand National Assembly 244 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 89.3% [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General elections were held in Turkey on 14 May 1950, using the multiple non-transferable vote electoral system.[2] The result was a landslide victory for the opposition Democrat Party, which won 416 of the 487 seats.
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
Democrat Party | 4,391,694 | 55.22 | 416 | +352 | |
Republican People's Party | 3,148,626 | 39.59 | 69 | –326 | |
Nation Party | 368,537 | 4.63 | 1 | New | |
Independents | 44,537 | 0.56 | 1 | –5 | |
Total | 7,953,394 | 100.00 | 487 | +22 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 8,905,743 | – | |||
Source: YSK |
References
- ^ "MİLLETVEKİLİ GENEL SEÇİMLERİ 1923-2011" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. p. 5. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p238 ISBN 0-19-924958-X