Turkish general election, 1954
General elections were held in Turkey on 2 May 1954. The result was a victory for the Democrat Party , which won 490 of the 535 seats.[ 1] Voter turnout was 88.6%.
Results [ edit ]
Party
Votes
%
Seats
+/–
Democrat Party
5,151,550
57.6
490
+82
Republican People's Party
3,161,696
35.4
30
–39
Republican Nation Party
434,085
4.9
5
New
Peasants' Party
57,011
0.6
0
New
Independents
137,318
4.8
10
+1
Invalid/blank votes
153,957
–
–
–
Total
9,095,617
100.00
535
+48
Registered voters/turnout
10,262,063
88.6
–
–
Source: Nohlen et al.
References [ edit ]
^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I , p271 ISBN 0-19-924958-X