1950 Turkish general election
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 Democratic Party, which won 408 of the 487 seats.[3]
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Total of 487 seats of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey 244 seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 89.3%[1] pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Democrat Party | 4,241,393 | 52.68 | 408 | +344 | |
Republican People's Party | 3,176,561 | 38.45 | 69 | –326 | |
Nation Party | 250,414 | 3.11 | 1 | New | |
Independents | 383,282 | 4.76 | 9 | +3 | |
Invalid/blank votes | – | – | – | ||
Total | 8,051,650 | 100.00 | 487 | +22 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 8,905,743 | 90.41 | – | – | |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
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References
- "MİLLETVEKİLİ GENEL SEÇİMLERİ 1923 - 2011" (PDF) (in Turkish). Yüksek Seçim Kurulu. p. 5. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p238 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p271 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
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