1987 Turkish general election

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1987 Turkish general election
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  1983 29 November 1987 1991  

All 450 seats in the Grand National Assembly
226 seats needed for a majority
Turnout93.28% (Increase2.svg 1.01pp)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Turgut Ozal 1986.jpg Erdal inonu SHP.jpg Suleyman Demirel 1998 (cropped).jpg
Leader Turgut Özal Erdal İnönü Süleyman Demirel
Party ANAP SHP DYP
Last election45.14%, 211 seats30.46%, 117 seats
Seats won2929959
Seat changeIncrease2.svg81Decrease2.svg18New
Popular vote8,704,3355,931,0004,587,062
Percentage36.31%24.74%19.14%
SwingDecrease2.svg 8.83ppDecrease2.svg 5.72ppNew

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Prime Minister before election

Turgut Özal
ANAP

Elected Prime Minister

Turgut Özal
ANAP

General elections were held in Turkey on 29 November 1987. Prior to the elections, the military junta's restrictions on former politicians were lifted, allowing them to re-enter politics. However, only three political parties were approved by the junta to participate in the election. [1] Despite a reduction in its share of the vote, the Motherland Party retained its majority in parliament, gaining 81 seats. Voter turnout was 93.3%. [2]

Contents

The elections saw the return of the religious oriented base of Necmettin Erbakan and the symbol names of the politics in the 1970s, Bülent Ecevit and Süleyman Demirel. Bülent Ecevit led the Democratic Left Party as the Republican People's Party was closed down after the coup of 1980. Süleyman Demirel founded the True Path Party to challenge the power of Turgut Özal on conservative liberal votes. The elections were marked by harsh restrictions on televised publicity for the opposition parties. Unlike the 1983 elections, there was no televised debate between the presidential candidates. Only one week before the elections, political infomercials from the different parties were aired. The Social Democratic Populist Party gained the most benefit of the infomercials, as the SHP polled about 30% compared to the 18% before screening the infomercial. [3]

Background

On 26 September 1985 a merger protocol was signed between the Populist Party (HP) and the Social Democracy Party (SODEP). As a result, both parties held extraordinary congresses and HP was renamed the Social Democratic Populist Party (SHP), while SODEP was dissolved and merged into the SHP. This united the left in a single party. [4]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Motherland Party 8,704,33536.31292+81
Social Democratic Populist Party 5,931,00024.7499New
True Path Party 4,587,06219.1459New
Democratic Left Party 2,044,5768.530New
Welfare Party 1,717,4257.160New
Nationalist Task Party 701,5382.930New
Reformist Democracy Party 196,2720.820New
Independents89,4210.3700
Total23,971,629100.00450+51
Valid votes23,971,62997.43
Invalid/blank votes631,9122.57
Total votes24,603,541100.00
Registered voters/turnout26,376,92693.28
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. George, Bruce; Stenhouse, Mark (1988-08-01). "The Turkish general election of 29 November 1987" . Electoral Studies. 7 (2): 173–178. doi:10.1016/0261-3794(88)90031-5. ISSN   0261-3794.
  2. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p258 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
  3. Wuthrich, F. Michael (2015-07-28). National Elections in Turkey: People, Politics, and the Party System. Syracuse University Press. p. 191. ISBN   9780815634126.
  4. Karakoç, Sedanur (2022). "Türkiye ve Sosyal Demokrasi Üzerine Bir İnceleme: Sosyal Demokrasi Partisi (SODEP)". Akademik Açı. 2 (1): 38–64.