Turkish general election, 1991

Turkish general election, 1991
Turkey
20 October 1991

Total of 450 seats of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey
226 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout 83.9%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Süleyman Demirel Mesut Yılmaz Erdal İnönü
Party DYP ANAP SHP
Leader since 6 September 1987 15 June 1991 30 May 1986
Leader's seat Isparta Rize İzmir
Last election 59 seats, 19.10% 292 seats, 36.31% 99 seats, 24.74%
Seats won 178 115 88
Seat change Increase119 Decrease177 Decrease11
Popular vote 6,600,726 5,862,623 5,066,571
Percentage 27.03% 24.01% 20.75%
Swing Increase7.93% Decrease12.30% Decrease3.99%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Necmettin Erbakan Bülent Ecevit Doğu Perinçek
Party Welfare Democratic Left Socialist
Leader since 11 October 1987 15 January 1989 July 1991
Leader's seat Konya Zonguldak İzmir
Last election no seats, 7.20% no seats, 8.50% New party
Seats won 62 7 0
Seat change Increase62 Increase7 ±0
Popular vote 4,121,355 2,624,301 108,369
Percentage 16.87% 10.74% 0.44%
Swing Increase9.67% Increase2.24% Increase0.44%


Prime Minister before election

Mesut Yılmaz
ANAP

Elected Prime Minister

Süleyman Demirel
DYP

General elections were held in Turkey on 20 October 1991, to elect members to the 19th Grand National Assembly. It was the first by the ruling Motherland Party to be contested without its founding leader, Turgut Özal, who had become Turkish president two years previously. The result was a swing against Özal's former party in favour of its fierce centre-right rival, the True Path Party led by Süleyman Demirel. The vote saw two additional parties cross the 10 percent barrier to enter parliament. Necmettin Erbakan and his Welfare Party saw a party of religious background returned for the first time in 14 years. Welfare had a greatly increased share of the vote and took several key provinces, including Istanbul in 1994 local elections. Bülent Ecevit's Democratic Left Party also scraped through to win seven seats. Voter turnout was 83.9%.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
True Path Party6,600,72627.0178+119
Motherland Party5,862,62324.0115–177
Social Democratic Populist Party5,066,57120.888–11
Welfare Party4,121,35516.962+62
Democratic Left Party2,624,30110.77+7
Socialist Party108,3690.40New
Independents32,7210.100
Invalid/blank votes740,423
Total25,157,0891004500
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p258 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
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