Bitlis (electoral district)

Bitlis is an electoral district of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. It elects three members of parliament (deputies) to represent the province of the same name for a four-year term by the D'Hondt method, a party-list proportional representation system.

Bitlis
electoral district
for the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
Bitlis shown within Turkey
ProvinceBitlis
Electorate176,597
Current electoral district
Created1923
Seats3
Turnout at last election84.86%[1]
HDP
2 / 3
AK Party
1 / 3

Members

Population reviews of each electoral district are conducted before each general election, which can lead to certain districts being granted a smaller or greater number of parliamentary seats. Bitlis elected four MPs between 1999 and 2007. In 2011, the province lost one seat and elected three MPs.

MPs for Bitlis, 1999 onwards[2][3][4][5]
Election 2002 (22nd parliament) 2007 (23rd parliament) 2011 (24th parliament) June 2015 (25th parliament) Nov 2015 (26th parliament)
MP Abdurrahim Aksoy
AK Party		 Cemal Taşer
AK Party		 Vedat Demiröz
AK Party
MP Vahit Kilner
AK Party		 Mizgin Irgat
HDP
MP Zeki Ergezen
AK Party		 Hüsamettin Zenderlioğlu
Independent		 Mahmut Celadet Gaydalı
HDP
MP Edip Safder Gaydalı
Independent		 Mehmet Nezir Karabaş
Independent		 No seat

General elections

2011
General Election 2011: Bitlis[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
AK Party 74,058 50.70 8.12
Independent 58,748 40.22 18.44
MHP 4,641 3.18 2.55
CHP 2,511 1.72 6.93
BBP 1,986 1.36 1.36
HAS Party 1,108 0.76 0.76
DSP 929 0.64 N/A
Felicity 796 0.54 1.06
Democrat 583 0.40 1.35
TKP 416 0.28 0.02
DYP 124 0.08 0.08
Nationalist Conservative 106 0.07 0.07
Nation 72 0.05 0.05
Liberal Democrat No candidates 0 0.00 0.07
Labour No candidates 0 0.00 0.00
HEPAR No candidates 0 0.00 0.00
Total votes 146,078 100.00
Rejected ballots 4,077 2.72 1.05
Turnout 149,854 84.86 0.44
AK Party hold Majority 15,310 10.48 26.56

June 2015
Abbr. Party Votes %
HDP Peoples' Democratic Party 93,263 60.4%
AKP Justice and Development Party 47,788 30.9%
MHP Nationalist Movement Party 6,049 3.9%
CHP Republican People's Party 2,072 1.3%
HÜDA-PAR Free Cause Party 1,709 1.1%
Other 3,655 2.4%
Total 154,536
Turnout 84.62
source: YSK

November 2015
Abbr. Party Votes %
HDP Peoples' Democratic Party 73,786 49.4%
AKP Justice and Development Party 65,370 43.8%
CHP Republican People's Party 4,112 2.8%
MHP Nationalist Movement Party 2,902 1.9%
Other 3,071 2.1%
Total 149,241
Turnout 80.97
source: YSK

2018
Abbr. Party Votes %
AKP Justice and Development Party 70,488 44.2%
HDP Peoples' Democratic Party 69,110 43.3%
MHP Nationalist Movement Party 6,242 3.9%
IYI Good Party 5,142 3.2%
CHP Republican People's Party 3,583 2.2%
HÜDA-PAR Free Cause Party 1,809 1.1%
SP Felicity Party 1,767 1.1%
Other 1,377 0.9%
Total 159,518
Turnout 83.41
source: YSK

Presidential elections

2014
Presidential Election 2014: Bitlis[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
AK Party Recep Tayyip Erdoğan 72,139 52.06
HDP Selahattin Demirtaş 60,583 43.72
Independent Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu 5,849 4.22
Total votes 138,571 100.00
Rejected ballots 2,538 1.80
Turnout 141,109 75.38
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan win
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References
  1. http://www.ysk.gov.tr/ysk/docs/2011MilletvekiliSecimi/KesinSonuclar/bitlis.pdf
  2. "TBMM 24.Dönem Milletvekili Listesi". Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  3. "TBMM 23.Dönem Milletvekili Listesi". Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. "TBMM 22.Dönem Milletvekili Listesi". Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  5. "TBMM 21.Dönem Milletvekili Listesi". Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  6. http://www.ysk.gov.tr/ysk/docs/2011MilletvekiliSecimi/KesinSonuclar/bitlis.pdf
  7. http://www.ysk.gov.tr/ysk/content/conn/YSKUCM/path/Contribution%20Folders/HaberDosya/CB-AdayOylari-ilBazında-2014.pdf

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