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 Democrat Party, which won 416 of the 487 seats.
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| Turnout | 89.3% [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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See also: Elections in the Ottoman Empire | |
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