Turkish general election, 1957
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General elections were held in Turkey on 27 October 1957. The result was a victory for the Democrat Party, which won 419 of the 602 seats.[1]
Results[edit]
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Democrat Party |
4,372,621 |
47.9 |
424 |
–78 |
| Republican People's Party |
3,753,136 |
41.1 |
178 |
+147 |
| Republican Nation Party |
652,064 |
7.1 |
4 |
–1 |
| Liberty Party |
350,597 |
3.8 |
4 |
New |
| Independents |
4,994 |
0.1 |
2 |
–8 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
117,537 |
– |
– |
– |
| Total |
9,250,949 |
100 |
602 |
+67 |
| Registered voters/turnout |
12,078,623 |
76.6 |
– |
– |
| 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