Turkish general election, 1957
Turkish general election, 1957
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General elections were held in Turkey on 27 October 1957. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party, which won 419 of the 602 seats.[1]
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/- |
| Democratic Party |
4,372,621 |
47.9 |
419 |
-71 |
| Republican People's Party |
3,753,136 |
34.8 |
173 |
+143 |
| 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 |
| Source: Nohlen et al |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p271 ISBN 019924958