1957 Turkish general election

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1957 Turkish general election
Flag of Turkey.svg
  1954 27 October 1957 1961  

610 seats in the Grand National Assembly
306 seats needed for a majority
Turnout76.6% [1] Decrease2.svg 12.0pp
 First partySecond party
  Adnan Menderes VI. Yasama Donemi.jpg Inonu Ismet.jpg
Leader Adnan Menderes İsmet İnönü
Party DP CHP
Last election58.42%, 503 seats35.11%, 31 seats
Seats won424178
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 79Increase2.svg 147
Popular vote4,497,8113,825,267
Percentage48.62%41.35%
SwingDecrease2.svg 9.80ppIncrease2.svg 6.24pp

 Third partyFourth party
  Osman Bolukbasi (cropped).jpg
Leader Osman Bölükbaşı Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu
Party CMP HP
Last election5.28%, 5 seats
Seats won44
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1New
Popular vote604,087321,471
Percentage6.53%3.48%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.25ppNew

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Prime Minister before election

Adnan Menderes
DP

Elected Prime Minister

Adnan Menderes
DP

General elections were held in Turkey on 27 October 1957. The electoral system used was the multiple non-transferable vote, with each electoral district electing an average of nine members. [2] The result was a victory for the Democrat Party, which won 424 of the 610 seats. [3]

Results

Parliament of Turkey 1957.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democrat Party 4,497,81148.62424–79
Republican People's Party 3,825,26741.35178+147
Republican Nation Party 604,0876.534–1
Liberty Party 321,4713.484New
Homeland Party 4630.010New
Independents1,8500.020–2
Total9,250,949100.00610+69
Registered voters/turnout12,078,623
Source: YSK

References

  1. "MİLLETVEKİLİ GENEL SEÇİMLERİ 1923-2011" (PDF) (in Turkish). Turkish Statistical Institute. p. 5. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  2. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p238 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
  3. "Mi̇lletveki̇li̇ Genel Seçi̇mleri̇ 1923 - 2011" (PDF). YSK.