Turkish general election, 1957

Turkish general election, 1957

27 October 1957

Total of 602 seats of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey 302 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader Adnan Menderes İsmet İnönü Party Democrat CHP Last election 57.6%, 490 seats 35.4%, 30 seats Seats won 424 178 Seat change –78 +147 Popular vote 4,372,621 3,753,136 Percentage 47.9% 41.1% Swing –9.7pp +5.7pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader Osman Bölükbaşı Fevzi Lütfi Karaosmanoğlu Party CMP HP Last election 4.9%, 5 seats – Seats won 4 4 Seat change –1 New Popular vote 652,064 350,597 Percentage 7.1% 3.8% Swing +2.3pp –

Prime Minister before election Adnan Menderes Democrat Elected Prime Minister Adnan Menderes Democrat

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 9 members.^[1] The result was a victory for the Democrat Party, which won 419 of the 602 seats.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Democrat Party	4,372,621	47.9	424	–78
Republican People's Party	3,753,136	41.1	178	+147
Republican Nation Party	652,064	7.1	4	–1
Liberty Party	350,597	3.8	4	New
Independents	4,994	0.1	2	–8
Invalid/blank votes	117,537	–	–	–
Total	9,250,949	100	602	+67
Registered voters/turnout	12,078,623	76.6	–	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p238 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
2. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p271 ISBN 0-19-924958-X