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'''General elections''' were held in [[Turkey]] on 14 May 1950, using the [[multiple non-transferable vote]] electoral system.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p238 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}}</ref> The result was a landslide victory for the opposition [[Democrat Party (Turkey, historical)|Democrat Party]], which won 408 of the 487 seats.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p271 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}}</ref>
'''Turkish General elections''' were held in [[Turkey]] on 14 May 1950, using the [[multiple non-transferable vote]] electoral system.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p238 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}}</ref> The result was a landslide victory for the opposition [[Democrat Party (Turkey, historical)|Democrat Party]], which won 408 of the 487 seats.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I'', p271 {{ISBN|0-19-924958-X}}</ref>


==Results==
==Results==

Revision as of 21:49, 6 November 2021

1950 Turkish general election

← 1946 May 14, 1950 1954 →

Total of 487 seats of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
244 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout89.3%[1] pp
  First party Second party
 
Leader Celal Bayar İsmet İnönü
Party DP CHP
Last election 64 395
Seats won 408 69
Seat change Increase347 Decrease326
Popular vote 4,241,393 3,176,561
Percentage 53.3% 39.9%

Prime Minister before election

Şemsettin Günaltay
CHP

Elected Prime Minister

Adnan Menderes
DP

Turkish 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 408 of the 487 seats.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Democrat Party 4,241,393 52.68 408 +344
style="background:Template:Republican People's Party (Turkey)/meta/color;"| Republican People's Party 3,176,561 38.45 69 –326
Nation Party 250,414 3.11 1 New
style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color;"| 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.

References

  1. ^ "MİLLETVEKİLİ GENEL SEÇİMLERİ 1923 - 2011" (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu. p. 5. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p238 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p271 ISBN 0-19-924958-X