Elections in Turkey

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Turkey

This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
Turkey
Other countries · Atlas
 Politics Portal
view • talk • edit


Turkey elects on the national level a legislature. The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi) has 550 members, elected for a four year term (five years before the 2007 referendum) by a system based on proportional representation. To participate in the distribution of seats, a party must obtain at least 10% of the votes cast at the national level as well as a percentage of votes in the contested district according to a complex formula . The president was elected for a seven year term by the parliament prior to the 2007 constitutional changes, and will be elected for at most two five-year terms by the people in the future.

Turkey has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and often a fourth party that is electorally successful. Since 1950, parliamentary politics has been dominated by conservative parties. Even the ruling AKP, although its core is accused of cadring root from the Islamist current, tends to identify itself with the "tradition" of DP. The leftist parties, most notable of which is CHP, draw much of their support from big cities, coastal regions, professional middle-class, civil service, military officers and the religious minority of Alevi.

The Turkish general election, 2007 were held on 22 July 2007.

Contents

[edit] General elections

[edit] Latest election

Main article: Turkish general election, 2007

The results of the parliamentary elections of July 22, 2007 are as follows:


[discuss] – [edit]
Summary of the 22 July 2007 Grand National Assembly of Turkey election results
Parties Votes Seats
No. %  ± No. ±
Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP) 16,340,534 46.66 +12.38 341 –23
Republican People's Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, CHP) 7,300,234 20.85 +1.46 112 –66
Nationalist Movement Party (Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi, MHP) 5,004,003 14.29 +5.93 71 +71
Democratic Party (Demokrat Parti, DP) 1,895,807 5.41 –4.13 0 ±0
Independents (Bağımsız) 1,822,253 5.20 +4.20 26 +18
Youth Party (Genç Parti, GP) 1,062,352 3.03 –4.22 0 ±0
Felicity Party (Saadet Partisi, SP) 817,843 2.34 –0.15 0 ±0
Independent Turkey Party (Bağımsız Türkiye Partisi, BTP) 178,694 0.51 +0.03 0 ±0
People's Ascent Party (Halkın Yükselişi Partisi, HYP) 175,544 0.50 +0.50 0 ±0
Workers' Party (İşçi Partisi, İP) 127,220 0.36 –0.15 0 ±0
Enlightened Turkey Party (Aydınlık Türkiye Partisi, ATP) 99,938 0.29 +0.29 0 ±0
Communist Party of Turkey (Türkiye Komünist Partisi, TKP) 77,657 0.22 +0.03 0 ±0
Freedom and Solidarity Party (Özgürlük ve Dayanışma Partisi, ÖDP) 51,945 0.15 –0.19 0 ±0
Liberal Democratic Party (Liberal Demokrat Parti, LDP) 36,717 0.10 –0.18 0 ±0
Labour Party (Emek Partisi, EMEP) 26,574 0.08 +0.08 0 ±0
Total (turnout 84.4%) 35,017,315 100.0 — 550 —
Source: Seçim 2007

The independents' seats are divided as follows:[1]


13 members of the Democratic Left Party were elected under the Republican People's Party banner. [2]
  • Note: The age of candidacy was lowered to 25 ahead of this election, which might make this the first Turkish election to produce MPs below the age of 30.

[edit] Past elections

v • d • e
Flag of Turkey Turkish general elections
1946 · 1950 · 1954 · 1957 · 1961 · 1965 · 1969 · 1973 · 1977 · 1983 · 1987 · 1991 · 1995 · 1999 · 2002 · 2007
Flag of Turkey Turkish referendums
1961 · 1982 · 1987 · 1988 · 2007

[edit] In brief

  1. CHP: 396 seats,
  2. DP: 62 seats,
  3. Independent: 7 seats.
  1. DP: 470
  2. CHP: 69
  1. DP: 502
  2. CHP: 31
  3. CMP: 5
  4. Independent: 3
  1. DP: 424
  2. CHP: 178
  3. CMP: 4
  4. HP: 4
  1. CHP: 173
  2. AP: 158
  3. YTP: 65
  4. CMKP: 54
  1. AP: 240
  2. CHP: 134
  3. MP: 31
  4. YTP: 19
  5. TİP: 14
  6. CMKP: 11
  7. Independent: 1
  1. AP: 256
  2. CHP: 143
  3. GP: 15
  4. BP: 8
  5. MP: 6
  6. YTP: 6
  7. TİP: 2
  8. MHP: 1
  9. Independent: 13
  1. CHP: 185
  2. AP: 149
  3. MSP: 48
  4. DP: 45
  5. CGP: 13
  6. MHP: 3
  7. TBP: 1
  8. Independent: 6
  1. CHP: 213
  2. AP: 189
  3. MSP: 24
  4. MHP: 16
  5. CGP: 3
  6. DP: 1
  7. Independent: 4
  1. ANAP: 211
  2. HP: 117
  3. MDP: 71
  1. ANAP: 292
  2. SHP: 99
  3. DYP: 59
  1. DYP: 178
  2. ANAP: 115
  3. SHP: 88
  4. RP: 62
  5. DSP: 7

[edit] Presidential elections

Main article: History of Turkish Presidential Elections

[edit] Local elections

 Please help improve this section by expanding it.
Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion.


[edit] See also

[edit] External links

v • d • e
Elections in Europe
Sovereign
states

Albania · Andorra · Armenia1 · Austria · Azerbaijan2 · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus1 · Czech Republic · Denmark4 · Estonia · Finland · France4, 5, 6 · Georgia2 · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Republic of Ireland · Italy · Kazakhstan3 · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Republic of Macedonia · Malta · Moldova · Monaco · Montenegro · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia3 · San Marino · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain6 · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey3 · Ukraine · United Kingdom (England • Northern Ireland • Scotland • Wales)
Dependencies,
autonomies,
other territories

Abkhazia 2 · Adjara1 · Akrotiri and Dhekelia · Åland · Azores · Crimea · Faroe Islands · Gagauzia · Gibraltar · Greenland7 · Guernsey · Jan Mayen · Jersey · Kosovo · Isle of Man · Madeira8 · Nagorno-Karabakh1 · Nakhchivan1 · Northern Cyprus1 · Republika Srpska · South Ossetia 2 · Svalbard · Transnistria
Italics indicates an unrecognised or partially recognised country. 1 Entirely in Southwest Asia.  2 Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the border definitions.  3 / 4 / 5 / 6 Has part of its territory in Asia / North America / South America / Africa.  7 / 8 Entirely on the North American Plate / African Plate.